Also seriously exciting is this new paper from @zhgarfield with Sheina Lew-Levy on leadership and transmission of 'opaque culture' (read #ritual #secret knowledge) in 23 'egalitarian' hunter-gatherer groups
This is the major type of teaching that matters with #huntergatherers. I will take a good look at whether these are truly GENDER egalitarian groups. That is basically determined by women's ritual secret knowledge and performance of ritual action.
NatureTeaching is associated with the transmission of opaque culture and leadership across 23 egalitarian hunter-gatherer societies - Nature CommunicationsTeaching and leadership are under-studied in connection with the opaque norms that underpin cooperation. The authors show that among egalitarian foragers, influential individuals often pass on these norms, hinting at a possible relationship between leadership and cooperative teaching.
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