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"A Healed Femur"

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I was listening to a great recorded presentation about history of nursing, and Margaret Mead's (supposed) remark about the first sign of civilization being a healed femur, etc. was mentioned and discussed.

I remembered reading about it a while back and posting it here and to LJ, and several people here making some excellent comments. So I went to find my entry (which is here on DW, if you want to look at comments, etc.)

However, Google search found something else; I will share it with the lecturer--

Did Margaret Mead Think a Healed Femur Was the Earliest Sign of Civilization?, from Sapiens.org, in 2022

An anthropologist digs into the origins of a popular story attributed to Margaret Mead about the original sign of civilization.

Do take a look...

Comments

minoanmiss: Minoan style drawing of the constellation Orion. (Orion)
May. 19th, 2024 05:14 pm (UTC)

makes a note

med_cat: (Default)
May. 19th, 2024 11:07 pm (UTC)
:)
full_metal_ox: A gold Chinese Metal Ox zodiac charm. (Default)
Jun. 3rd, 2024 10:09 pm (UTC)
A case could be made that humans are the only species to feel the need to insist upon their own exceptionalism.

(As far as we know. So far.)
med_cat: (Default)
Jun. 6th, 2024 07:17 pm (UTC)
True