being human
humans as technological species
tools & technology
    2.5 million years ago
        homo habilis
            scavenger / meat-eater
            tools of stone
                cutting edge
    1.2 million years ago
        homo erectus
            trap / drive hunting
            cracking nuts & bones
            tools of stone / bone / wood
                hammer / anvil / hand axe
        use of fire
            during Mindel glaciation [400 thousand years ago]
    110 thousand years ago
        homo sapiens neandertalensis
            hand held spear hunting
    40 thousand years ago
        homo sapiens sapiens
            atlatl throwing spear hunting
            art
nature vs nurture / genetics vs culture
    instinct
        genetic programming
    elastic not plastic
    the importance of timing in human development
taxonomy
    naming / classifying
adulthood
    psychological, not physical
    responsibility & obligation
    generosity & sharing
band
    maximum size around 25 people
clan
    several bands
tribe
    several clans
    elders [see Elders / see Paradigms & Worlds]
human ecology / ecopsychology
    Paul Sheppard
cynegetics
    hunting / gathering
pastoralism
    domestication of animals
        herding
horticulture
    domestication of plants
        gardening
agriculture
    farming
    modification of the land
        slash and burning
        clear cutting
        terracing
        draining and pond building
how evolution shaped modern life
    large brain
        speech
        social interactions
    upright posture
        freeing hands
        more safety in savannah
            spotting predators
        spotting prey
    relative hairlessness
        better heat dissapation
            cursorial hunting
 
The Stone Age Present - William F. Allman
The Tender Carnivore and the Sacred Game - Paul Sheppard  
Thinking Animals - ibid