Periodicals>Journal Article:  Wiessner, Polly W. (September 22, 2014), Embers of society: Firelight talk among the Ju/’hoansi Bushmen, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1404212111, Retrieved on 2014-09-23
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    23 SEP 2014

     Fireside Conversation Sparked Storytelling

    Control of fire and the capacity for cooking led to major anatomical and residential changes for early humans, starting more than a million years ago. However, little is known about what transpired when the day was extended by firelight. Data from the Ju/’hoan hunter-gatherers of southern Africa show major differences between day and night talk. Day talk centered on practicalities and sanctioning gossip; firelit activities centered on conversations that evoked the imagination, helped people r...
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