tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.comments2023-06-28T04:54:16.142-07:00Anthroslug the Much Put-UponAnthroslughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455234504938025982noreply@blogger.comBlogger1094125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-77522794911125470922017-03-14T19:41:06.841-07:002017-03-14T19:41:06.841-07:00Yes the Chumash as a Matrilineal and Matrilocal so...Yes the Chumash as a Matrilineal and Matrilocal society are linguistically unique and genetically ancient and have a great diversity of A and D haplogroups and subclades. They are genetically different from their closest neighbors. Especially with the Uto-Aztecan Tongva, who although have a similar way of life are haplogroups B and C.NKent805https://www.blogger.com/profile/06311041906627739245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-48251417457163979832017-03-14T16:14:43.952-07:002017-03-14T16:14:43.952-07:00I know this is an old blog post but I just started...I know this is an old blog post but I just started reading your blog. I am a Chumash Native and I like reading from an Archeaologist who is working in California. I wish more would blog and spread the importance of preserving California's archaeological sites to prevent looting. These sites our very important for the cultural patrimony for the indigenous people who have lost so much of it thru looting, unregulated construction and building,?and sometimes all out Cultural appropriation of artifacts like Clovis Points and attributing them to the European Solutrean Points done by certain Smithsonian Archeaologists. How can Native People and Nations protect their cultural patrimony from the American public trying to strip it from them?NKent805https://www.blogger.com/profile/06311041906627739245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-19377467428815992152017-03-14T15:00:52.697-07:002017-03-14T15:00:52.697-07:00No one accuses the Chumash Natives of lacking apti...No one accuses the Chumash Natives of lacking aptitude for anything they did. They lived from Malibu up to Paso Robles and on all the Northern Santa Barbara Channel Islands. The also lived inland to the San Bernardino Mtns. They were the only people in the Americas who were a true Martime culture who built seagoing Planked Boats called Tomols. They Made the only known monetary currency in California that was made on Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Island and used by all California Natives and in surrounding areas. They had huge trade networks all thru out the South West. They had a complex hierarchal society, that was the most powerful and wealthy with around 30,000 people that spoke the Chumashan isolate language. That impressed the Spanish tremendously. By the time the Americans and American Archeaologists showed up they were pretty much decimated and poverty stricken. This would be like going to a Jewish concentration camp, not knowing what the context was and what brought them there, and decided to study their Culture, language, and material goods, and deciding this was the extent of their society and that they have always been hungry, sick, dirty, and poor. This is exactly how the new Americans saw the Chumash and all other California Natives when the invading hordes of immigrants showed up in California. What they saw were the remaining survivors of the Mission system, the Gold Rush, the Land grabs, and the state funded California Militias. California had the most population density in North America, the most language diversity that after years of murder and disease that went from 3 Million to 15,000. Pottery is over rated anyways.NKent805https://www.blogger.com/profile/06311041906627739245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-15724956073162938562017-03-14T14:14:16.301-07:002017-03-14T14:14:16.301-07:00That practical for some people like the Seafaring ...That practical for some people like the Seafaring Chumash and other California tribes. It wasn't because the were nomadic, because the Chumash and most other california natives were most definitely sedentary people.NKent805https://www.blogger.com/profile/06311041906627739245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-4896761846966123652017-03-14T14:11:44.936-07:002017-03-14T14:11:44.936-07:00Why is it weird because they didn't make potte...Why is it weird because they didn't make pottery? The Chumash and other Southern California Natives were the Americas best Basket weavers. It was more lightweight than pottery, and so tightly coiled and lined with Asphaltum for water proofing it didn't leak. California Basketry was and still is sought out by the worlds leading museums. Pottery is just not that NKent805https://www.blogger.com/profile/06311041906627739245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-59009547526094667182015-09-28T16:01:49.547-07:002015-09-28T16:01:49.547-07:00Hello Cathy,
I agree that this is a phenomenon wo...Hello Cathy,<br /><br />I agree that this is a phenomenon worth studying. But that does not change the fact that this phenomenon seems to be driven at least as much by consumerism and appropriation (or pseudo-appropriation) of other cultures as by sincere beliefs or values held by the people who are practitioners and/or users of these practices. <br /><br />That is, in of itself interesting, and this sort of thing has clear historic precedents (the spread of mystery cults in the Roman empire likely bears some similarities, for example). But acknowledging the phenomenon as interesting, important, and worthy of study in no way excludes also acknowledging the logical inconsistencies and cultural insensitivities also inherent in many of these beliefs and practices. In fact, I would argue that such acknowledgement is necessary to understand them.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-26807186779363041272015-09-27T12:06:46.879-07:002015-09-27T12:06:46.879-07:00I see your point, Anthroslug, but as a cultural an...I see your point, Anthroslug, but as a cultural anthropologist, I want to stress that we might have a lot to learn from such discourses. The fact that "energy" is a central part of New Age ideology, is evoked with such conviction, so readily, and with little regard to historical or ethnological accuracy is incredibly fascinating, anthropologically. <br /><br />The globalization of New Age through commodities, publications, seminars, and mass media point to something larger than just some wackos in California stealing and misrepresenting cultural traditions. It points to a profound secular movement that has been fashioned from many esoteric traditions from around the world, has endured multiple political regime changes over the past decades, and continues to the thrive in the face of several global economic crises. <br /><br />As anthropologists, I think that we ought to say "how interesting that people say that, or do that" rather than immediate dismiss or devalue discourses because they do not align with dominant epistemologies. After all, think how much different Frazer's "Golden Bough" might have been if ethnographers had just told their informants that they were wrong. . . . Cathy Almersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577615312961980249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-32796269668057050552015-07-25T16:51:48.524-07:002015-07-25T16:51:48.524-07:00francis holden was a female.francis holden was a female.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-42606851694254554862014-12-11T21:28:13.202-08:002014-12-11T21:28:13.202-08:00I knew a few people who got involved in ACN and ha...I knew a few people who got involved in ACN and had similar experiences. It seems to be the compaby that manufactures dicks.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-8496128231736329562014-11-11T10:39:34.355-08:002014-11-11T10:39:34.355-08:00I had an experience much similar to this with a co...I had an experience much similar to this with a company named ACN. I was in need of a job, and though I could see the similarities to pyramid schemes I decided to pay the fee to be an "independent representative". I had been wanting to run my own business but had little idea how to run a both legal and profitable one.<br />I was completely swept up in the excitement of the company but began to run into personal ethical issues once I began "actual" work. That is to say getting customers, not the recruitment aspect that was so heavily pushed.<br />I was told to rely on my friends and family and to push hard on our emotional attachment in order to convince them to become customers. The real wake up for me was when my father refused to purchase the service, I kept getting hounded to push him harder. I don't like authority and I believe it is disdainful to exercise authority over another. <br />I found that, beyond this selling technique, there was no foundation for a sustainable business model.<br />All in all, it was one the most educational $500 I ever spent in business and it taught me a lot about myself and the greed that pervades the business world. I went on to create my own legitimate corporation (which has closed now) and am currently working towards an actual degree in business (to strengthen the weaknesses I now realize I have).<br />I don't know if there is a more ruthless and cutthroat arena than business and politics.Josh Kant-Woodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-90322447356642833332014-05-05T10:39:22.863-07:002014-05-05T10:39:22.863-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-79665908843787395162014-01-28T23:21:20.408-08:002014-01-28T23:21:20.408-08:00Hooray! Update.Hooray! Update.oneiromorphehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598690369614920872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-60085038826077613432014-01-03T11:14:16.696-08:002014-01-03T11:14:16.696-08:00Well, as I say in another entry "I have alway...Well, as I say in another entry "I have always figured that, if people who are fooled by Hancock and his ilk dislike me, I must be doing something right."<br /><br />Clearly, I am doing something right, as demonstrated by half-wit comments such as this one from the bravely-named Anonymous.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-44331113938970273212014-01-03T11:11:10.276-08:002014-01-03T11:11:10.276-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-52849995665122586692014-01-03T09:56:00.212-08:002014-01-03T09:56:00.212-08:00Approved or disapproved you people wouldn't kn...Approved or disapproved you people wouldn't know truth if it bit you in the ass. I have seen what academia has tried to teach and it all falls by the way side, like the people you ridicule you too cannot prove a single thing you preach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-34291762351696960082013-12-17T10:20:12.177-08:002013-12-17T10:20:12.177-08:00Kelly: Are you still keeping your blog? I have tri...Kelly: Are you still keeping your blog? I have tried ot get to it from your profile page a few times in recent months, and it does not show up.<br /><br />ArchaeoWebby: Thanks! Yeah, I suspect there will come a time when at least some sub-sets of blogging is just blogging for other bloggers...and then the singularity will have been reached.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-86273212158227156172013-12-16T22:34:22.563-08:002013-12-16T22:34:22.563-08:00Comments are good. I wonder when blog comments wil...Comments are good. I wonder when blog comments will end up just being other bloggers commenting for comment's sake? Keep up the great posts!ArcheoWebbyhttp://www.digtech-llc.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-52735732698698600342013-12-16T13:15:08.631-08:002013-12-16T13:15:08.631-08:00I'll leave you a comment. Cus, like you, I rar...I'll leave you a comment. Cus, like you, I rarely get them myself. And I always enjoy reading your posts.The Lonely Travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182824807802316041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-39927237773811036352013-12-15T12:54:18.699-08:002013-12-15T12:54:18.699-08:00Glad to see you Anthro , not to worry your reade...Glad to see you Anthro , not to worry your readers is still around . enjoy he pleasures of fatherhood .~~ Witchy ~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08209305784966309678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-76113148318851867422013-11-27T10:44:45.406-08:002013-11-27T10:44:45.406-08:00Kids have a way of sucking up time don't they?...Kids have a way of sucking up time don't they? I never have the amount of time to blog that I want. It's been hard enough attempting #NaNoWriMo this month.Evan Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182133151384159011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-3235562216766151092013-11-27T10:43:04.982-08:002013-11-27T10:43:04.982-08:00I sympathize with your momentary failure to explai...I sympathize with your momentary failure to explain. I come from an odd angle and often run into that problem.Evan Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182133151384159011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-87315650906847426852013-08-27T21:59:03.015-07:002013-08-27T21:59:03.015-07:00I appreciate the notice, but yes, it was me, thoug...I appreciate the notice, but yes, it was me, though re-reading what I wrote and seeing how badly I mis-conveyed what I was trying to say, I wish it weren't.<br /><br />She is getting quite large, over 25 pounds and walking. Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-44601235988208094822013-08-27T20:48:19.168-07:002013-08-27T20:48:19.168-07:00Just skimming through the following comments I can...Just skimming through the following comments I can see issues with both sides, but I'm too busy to read in depth. <br /><br />I was mostly concerned that someone else may have posted in your name, as it looked sort of like your writing style, but sort of not.<br /><br />Bet the kid's getting big.Weatherewaxhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/duchek/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-55315279900789464602013-08-27T18:24:27.133-07:002013-08-27T18:24:27.133-07:00Incidentally, after arguing, for no good reason on...Incidentally, after arguing, for no good reason on my part, with someone over my comment, I have conceded that I was wrong and apologized. <br /><br />Re-reading my comments...well, I know what I was trying to convey, but holy fuck was I doing a terrible job of explaining anything, and I really just came off as an asshole.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-68298849201817784302013-08-27T14:00:32.272-07:002013-08-27T14:00:32.272-07:00Thank you for the compliment.
Yes, that was my co...Thank you for the compliment.<br /><br />Yes, that was my comment - I was feeling grumpy this morning and decided to respond to something that I probably should have left alone, or at least thought through some more.<br /><br />Long story short - I am increasingly frustrated with pretty much all of the skeptic/atheist sites out there, and the increasingly simplistic way that they are trying to deal with issues such as sexism and racial biases, and that particular site used to do a very good job, but not as much lately (though they are still better than most). <br /><br />I probably should have just let it go.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.com