Finding our way: a review on the evolution of human spatial cognition

Most developmental processes, from the molecular to the cognitive level, have many similarities throughout the animal kingdom. The aim of the present study was to examine the evolution of human spatial cognition by contextualizing it in a developmental cognition framework. In order to achieve this, a thorough literature review on significant research was conducted, including data from primatology, cognitive science, archaeology and human evolution. The fascinating result of this literature review consists in the novel suggestion that ontogenic data can be useful for understanding human cognitive evolution. Further investigation in this field is required to achieve more conclusive results.