Sports Leads To Advanced Civilization

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 19:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The so-called 'reality-based community' hates popular culture, unless they like it ironically. Sports most of all.But, argues George Washington University Professor of Anthropology Jeffrey P. Blomster, the ballgame is associated with the rise of complex societies, so understanding its origins also illuminates the evolution of socio-politically complex societies. read more

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