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Underestimating Social Complexity Among Hunter-Gatherers
Anthropologist Robin Dunbar has a recent paper arguing that as group size increases—particularly with the historical transition to larger and more…
Mar 22
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Gebusi Homicide and the Cultural Influence of Violence
From one of the highest homicide rates ever recorded to none for decades
Feb 4
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A Warrior's Reputation
Fame and infamy in small-scale warfare
Dec 28, 2022
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William Buckner
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The Traditions of Conflict 2022 Film Awards
What I watched and appreciated
Dec 28, 2022
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The Culture of the Harfoots in the show 'The Rings of Power'
As soon as the Harfoots first appear in the show The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we are given a great deal of insight into their culture. We…
Nov 23, 2022
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The Intelligence of African Hunters, and the Ignorance of Popular Hereditarians
The sophistication and skill of Bushmen hunters is, I had thought, fairly well known to many educated WEIRDos. In his book The Demon-Haunted World…
Oct 22, 2022
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The Sad Story of Short Kwi, Legendary Hunter of the Kalahari
This post recounts events described in the book The Harmless People (1958, 1989) by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas. Among the Bushmen of Nyae Nyae in Namibia…
Oct 4, 2022
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'People's Vengeance on a Disagreeable Medicine-Man'
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be—Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, 1961. Minkiol was the most despised and…
Sep 7, 2022
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The evolutionary anthropology of deception, magic, and violence.
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