The Roots of Civilization: Caregiving

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; for indeed, that’s all who ever have.” — Margaret Mead

Anthropologist Margaret Mead once described to a college class what she found to be the first sign of cultural civilization. To the surprise of many students, the answer wasn’t clay pots, or fishing hooks, or hunting arrows. The earliest evidence of civilization, she said, was a 15,000 year old skeleton with a healed femur that […]