Friday, September 09, 2005

"A tiny [stone] flake an inch or two long may seem like a pretty rudimentry tool. But when made out of a suitable material, flakes of this kind bear very sharp and druable edges and make remarkably functional implements. Indeed, experimental archaeologists have butchered entire elephants using nothing more elaborate."
--Ian Tattersall and Jeffery Schwartz from their book Extinct Humans.

Oh, anthropology.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A tiny [stone] mind in a George Bush may seem like a pretty rudimentary tool. But when made to be president out of a suitable political supreme court, flakes of this kind bear very durable incompentencies and make remarkably disfunctional leadership. Indeed, this administration has butchered entire democratic foundations, international relations, and environmental protections using nothing more elaborate.

Ah, republicans.