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Anthropology - 5 / 8 / 2002
being human
humans as technological species
tools & technology
    -2.5 million - homo habilis
        scavenger / meat-eater
        stone - cutting edge
    -1.2 million - homo erectus
        trap / drive hunting
        cracking nuts & bones
        stone / bone / wood - hammer / anvil / hand axe
        fire - during Mindel glaciation [-400 thousand]
    -110 thousand - homo sapiens neandertalensis
        hand held spear hunting
    -40 thousand - homo sapiens sapiens
        thrown spear hunting
        art
nature vs nurture / genetics vs culture
    instinct
        - genetic programming
    elastic not plastic
    the importance of timing in human development
taxonomy
    - naming / classifying
adulthood
    psychological, not physical
    responsibility & obligation
    generosity & sharing
band
    maximum number: 25
clan
tribe
    elders [see Elders / see Paradigms & Worlds]
human ecology / ecopsychology
    Paul Sheppard
cynegetics
    - hunter / gatherer
pastoralism
    - herding
horticulture
     - garden
agriculture
    - farming
how evolution shaped modern life
 
The Stone Age Present - William F. Allman
The Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game - Paul Sheppard  
Thinking Animals - ibid

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