Ways of the World: Chapter 1 - My reflection

The whole story on how we, the human species got started is very intriguing. Although many of our ancestors have the needs to migrate, hunt & gather food, etc, "the clovis people" intrigued me. They set camps near rivers, watering holes, and springs where the large animals gathered. They were also known to hung for big animals like the Mammoth. WOW -- I wonder if that's the first sign of increase in brain capacity. They obviously were not just living how nature has intended them to, but thinking out of the box and brought down large animals. INTRIGUING!!! (Yes I know, it's my 3rd time using the word "Intriguing" in one paragraph) But I don't understand how they became extinct - or were they even extinct? Did they turn themselves into another group of hunters?


The Paleolithic people were called "gatherer-hunter." Women gathered about 70% of the diet, and men hunted 30%. Yet the men seemed to have more power than women? Because gathering-hunting suffice their needs, they have more leisure time than those in agricultural or industrial times. I don't mind to relinquish my mode of earning money and become a gatherer myself if I will get more leisure time. ;)


I am totally loving the Ju/'hoansi society. Thinkings of this society: the practice of this society that I like is what I'd like to call, "Incest prevention". It was a taboo for a man to marry someone with same name as his mother or sister. That makes sense? Maybe? And I also like their way of insulting the prized meat that was caught by a young man - as a form to make him be humble. Can you imagine a young man working hard to kill a large mammoth just to be insulted? It is surprising that this young man continued to hunt. This society to me is a start of civilization.


On lighter note, we in modern era now are adapting the "caveman diet" -- I am sure it is very similar to the "Paleolithic diet" that the textbook was talking about. ;)

Well well.... look where I am...

Yay, me! Since my last and only blog - we now have additional little critter running around. His name is Shoy Shoy (that's his nick name), and he's a 13 months old baby boy. Chian is now 3 years old. Besides, I now am going to school part time. I'm going to attempt to finish something I started, damn it! Finally to complete my bachelor degree in something I love -- working with elders (a gerontology major!)

Anyhow, today -- I have to revisit this blogging thing because my World History teacher requires us to blog as a part of the class assignments. I'll be posting some thoughts on my textbook readings, so don't be surprised that I'm "somehow, off the chart!" ;)