History 8 Human Origins Bone From a Dry Sea

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1-7 Summary
- communication

- Use of stones

- Development of thought

*16-23

- It is Difficult to tell the story because we have to change Li's thoughts and images inside her head into words, and give all of the people names.

- These animals lived in a much different place then the one Vinny and the archaeological team were studying, because they were digging in a dirt, sunny, savanna-type environment, while Li lived near an ocean. Li had advantages to the geology of the place she lived in long ago. For instance, she used her webbed feet and hands to get shrimp out of a little puddle so she could eat when she was hungry.

- Li's instincts were what told her to go in the shade of the tree as opposed to going on the hot beach, while her geographic imagination told her how to get there.

33-41 Summary
- Concept of death and an after life

The chapter starts off with Li wondering about a stranger who had recently joined their tribe. The stranger's baby had died, and Li is very determined to find out what life, death, and dreams all mean. She even considers if she needs to go where the baby had gone to figure everything out. Li cannot grasp the concept of life, but she knows that she is close, she just needs to find her knowledge. Li is beginning to have her first big questions and, when she does,her brain will be much more advanced than anyone else her her time. EX: "She felt she was close to something enormous, some knowledge- not a piece of knowledge like how to bash a mussel open on a rock or the way the stars move- but a whole knowledge. The knowledge that had the shape of a question." (pg 34)

- Role of food sharing and bonding

During this chapter of the book the children of the tribe join in for a game. It seems normal for them to play games and have fun together because this is the type of bonding they do in order to stay connected as a tribe. The more time they spend together, the more trust they can have.If nobody in the tribe spent any time together then sharing food would be difficult because the people who came up with ideas or found food would not want to share. They would keep it all for themselves, and with everyone on their own, nobody would survive. Food sharing and bonding are key components in having a successful tribe because they make the group more intimate, and they keep each other protected.