The raw and the cooked: a Plio/Pleistocene Just So story, or sex, food, and the origin of the pair-bond

Critiques Richard W. Wrangham et al's (1999) view that hominids became Homo erectus after the emergence of cooking for being less scientific than folkloric. Following a whimsical Kiplingesque presentation of their story of how the pair-bond was formed around food preservation & sex, factual...

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Published inSocial Science Information Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 17 - 28
Main Author Brace, C. Loring
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published London SAGE Publications 01.03.2000
Thousand Oaks, CA Sage
New Delhi Sage Publications, etc
Subjects
Anthropological theory
Anthropology
Cultures and civilizations
Evolution
Evolutionary Theories
Feeding Practices
Food
General studies
Human evolution
Human origins
Humour
Mythology
Opposite Sex Relations
Pleistocene
Pliocene
Prehistoric Man
Prehistory
Social Evolution
Social Science
Sociology
Theory
Archaeology
Prehistory
Fire
Body (Human)
Homogamy
Baking
Paleontology
Food preparation
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Summary:Critiques Richard W. Wrangham et al's (1999) view that hominids became Homo erectus after the emergence of cooking for being less scientific than folkloric. Following a whimsical Kiplingesque presentation of their story of how the pair-bond was formed around food preservation & sex, factual flaws in the original essay are cited, looking at the tool use of Australopithecines, tooth size, hunting practices, & sexual dimorphism. It is argued that Wrangham et al have tried to create an explanation for an unknown twist in hominid history, but without adequately considering what is actually known about the period described in their story. 39 References. D. Weibel
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ISSN:0539-0184
1461-7412
DOI:10.1177/053901800039001002