Re: Agreements on Archaeology

> Yes, learning by example does come in, but to get everyone to get
> together to cooperate on travelling as a group to an island on the
> horizon, and then cooperate in the felling of trees or the binding of
> bamboo in a raft that is safe enough to permit a 40-50km ocean
> crossing, seems to me to be something that is a little more complex
> than termite fishing - something a mother chimp teaches her ofspring
> one on one.
>
> Surely the famous Occams Razor would suggest some (elementary for us
> perhaps, but very sophisticated for Chimps) form of language to get the
> social group to coordinate their activities for such a complex task?
>
> Regards
>
> John

Perhaps the old "monkey see, monkey do" can be applied to raft
building. Or perhaps the ole group meme has a mind of its own. I
recall an old tale from the Tlingit of the Pacific Northwest in which a
group of males without uttering a single word knew when and how to
gather for a whale kill. Wondering whether those early folks had a
template for raft building in their heads?
Gerry

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