Re: fire &/or coast?

From: Rich Travsky (traRvEsky_at_hotMOVEmail.com)
Date: 09/27/04 

Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 20:13:50 -0600

Marc Verhaegen wrote:
>
> > Matt Ridley, in 'Nature via Nurture' quotes Richard Wrangham's theory that
> the human pair bond derived from cooking.
>
> :-D I've seen lots of silly theories in PA, but this must be one of the
> worst.
>
> > - Fire - suggestive evidence 1.6Mya (and every archaeologist desperately
> looks for it). - Human teeth (erectus) started growing smaller 1.9 MYa.
>
> We have inactivation of myosin-16 (masticatory musculature) estimated at c 2
> Ma. A possible explanation is use of fire, but much more likely IMO is the
> transition to slippery foods which require less mastication & more suction
> (seaside).
>

Uh Marc, you ARE aware that mammals suckle? And that include primates and
in particular here, homo? Slippery foods! LOL!