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passage 3
P1
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Intro topic / traditional perspective ·
Generally accepted that woodland clearings were used by Mesolithic people to get food
Not clear on whether the clearings were made deliberately or naturally.
Weakness of traditional perspective ·
Archaeological evidence is weak
No secure link between presence of human artifacts and presence of clearings. Don't have much, if any, non-circumstantial evidence that humans prepared animals for food near clearings.
P2
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More about evidence for traditional perspective ·
Based on ethnography
There's evidence that recent people (not Mesolithic) used fire to increase size of areas for animals to graze. (Note that the label "resource-procurement model" is introduced for the traditional belief.)
Different perspective ·
Other ethnographic evidence suggests that clearings were not used for getting food
This is a "noneconomic" hypothesis for the phenomenon of clearings.
P3
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Set-up for alternate hypothesis ·
Mesolithic people were scared of the wilderness
P4
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Set-up for alternate hypothesis ·
Mesolithic people moved along woodland paths because of fear
P5
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Alternate hypothesis ·
Clearings result from concentrated activity along woodland paths
And some clearings may result from people cutting corners in paths or resting along paths.
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Phenomenon-hypothesis
17.
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