ANTH 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: George Lakoff, Germanic Languages, Parietal Lobe
26 Feb 2017
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Animals do rough form - usually categorize by smell. Prehistoric art could be a measure of process and verb-oriented by virtue of showing action events. Iconicity in focus key step to enhancing mimicry and social learning (remember donald 1991 and mithen 1996) (using icons to trigger memories) Cave art as ability to communicate (lewis- williams and clottes 1998) More radical images found at back of cave solitary contemplation" - likely went to back of cave for solidarity and spirituality. Land between the two rivers" - fertile cresent - became one of the first and strongest trading nation. Southern regions poor in metals or fine stones. Mass production of clay bricks common by 4000 bc. Mesopotamian trade of agricultural products for labour-intensive imports. Example of textile production (2500 bc) and assyrian importation of these products. Build up of strategic trading posts and elite involvement in bureaucracy. Build up of strategic trading posts and elite involvement in bureaucracy creation.
