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On the convenient origin myth of the egalitarian hunter-gathering past of humans
13 Feb 2021
On the convenient origin myth of the egalitarian hunter-gathering past of humans. Atavism isn’t the answer
Sedentary and hierarchical hunter-gatherers are not unusual. If anything, it’s the profusion of mobile, egalitarian bands that might be the historical outlier.
Anthologies: Connection, Wealth Architecture, Accidental Civilisation, On Culture