CLAS 2P32 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Jared Diamond, Olduvai Gorge, Basalt
5 Jul 2016
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Long birth spaces; takes a long time to grow up (pandas) Richard lee studied the kung bushman of kalahari in s. africa. Spend only 2. 5 days per week collecting food. Worst mistake in the history of the human race" jared diamond. At end of holocene (ice age, c. 10,000 bce) new environments encouraged sedentary behaviour. Communities had to choose: limit growth, or grow more food: those who chose to grow food were able to dominate those who chose to limit growth. Because a hundred malnourished farmers can still outfight one healthy hunter". This we"re stick with agriculture, social and sexual inequality. Oldest surviving tools (not the oldest used- but oldest to survive) Find people that are still using these tools. Ishi- last member of the native american tribes (survived to 1911 in the wilderness) Hard (ex. another rocks) vs. soft (ex. a bone) hammer. Rock hits the bone which hits the percussion. Hard, small-grained stones (ex. basalt or andesite)
