Kalahari Bushmen (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Kalahari Bushmen

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!Kung Kalahari Bushmen in Africa sit in camp. A University of Utah study of nighttime gatherings around fires by these hunter-gatherers suggests that human cultural development was advanced when human ancestors started telling stories around the fire at night to reinforce social traditions, promote harmony and spark the imagination.

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Polly Wiessner, University of Utah.

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