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Homo sapiens —Whence and Whither?

1935; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 82; Issue: 2115 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.82.2115.19

1095-9203

E. A. Hooton,

Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

The male human creature in our Society is supposed to have of when he has completed his twenty-first year. An alleged scientist ought to have attained his majority when he has passed the twenty-first anniversary of his professional career. Unfortunately he may remain forever a minor, even if he has reached the age of discretion. Nevertheless, I propose to survey the increments to our knowledge of that animal, man, during the past score and odd of years, whether my utterances be the brash pipings of the callow juvenile, the resounding platitudes of waisty middle age, or the reminiscent quaverings of senility. In any event, I firmly absolve myself from responsibility for the anthropological accretions of which I here take note, since any pebble which I in passing may casually have dropped upon the rock pile has simply disappeared in the chinks between the ponder ous contributions of my more substantial colleagues. In short, like the famous young man on the hearse, I have just come for the ride.