Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyWritten by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers. |
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... meat . The social behavior surrounding meat consumption is marked by shar- ing and much excitement , unlike plant - eating oc- casions . Chimpanzees at Gombe occasionally share some plant foods , but meat is always shared unless the ...
... meat . The social behavior surrounding meat consumption is marked by shar- ing and much excitement , unlike plant - eating oc- casions . Chimpanzees at Gombe occasionally share some plant foods , but meat is always shared unless the ...
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... meat , the recipients usually move off , some- times followed by others . Even if the possessor only relinquishes chewed leaf - meat wedges , so- cial harmony will temporarily be restored and he will be able to eat a few mouthfuls in ...
... meat , the recipients usually move off , some- times followed by others . Even if the possessor only relinquishes chewed leaf - meat wedges , so- cial harmony will temporarily be restored and he will be able to eat a few mouthfuls in ...
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... MEAT AND BASE CAMP SCENARIO While almost all anthropologists reject the killer - ape scenario for the australopithecines , the provisioning of meat , even in small quantities , seems to offer an important clue to the origins of human ...
... MEAT AND BASE CAMP SCENARIO While almost all anthropologists reject the killer - ape scenario for the australopithecines , the provisioning of meat , even in small quantities , seems to offer an important clue to the origins of human ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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