The Repository

      There are many different things that artists of these cave painting could have been trying to express. They could be an illustration of animals that these people often hunted and were integral to survival, or animals that have a particular significance spiritually or in this cultures mythos. It is also possible that the signs and signals painted have meanings we have yet to uncover, such as how certain symbols are used to convey kinship in other cultures. These paintings could be used as a documentation of history and a means of education for younger generations. Lastly, they could be simply for the sake of expression, experimentation, or enhancing the world around them.     One reason that there are more animals than humans depicted in these cave paintings could be because animals played a larger role in life for those living in this time period. Many people during this time were foragers, relying on hunting for a good portion of their sustenance. Animals...

  In western culture, there are normally laws against homicide in any form, with varying degrees of punishment usually involving prison time. In Yanomamo culture, there are no official laws regarding killing, and  revenge killing is an expected form of retaliation.  When conflict arises in Yanomamo culture, it is normally resolved through a series of practices  with increasing lethality. These include shouting matches; chest pounding and side slapping duels;  fights with club, axes, or machetes; and lastly shooting with bows and arrows with an attempt to kill. Once someone is killed in a dispute, it is expected that their kin will enact a revenge killing against that person and their respective group. If this killing does not take place, it can have negative effects, such as a view of cowardice regarding the kinsmen of the person killed, which can signify the kinsmen, or the entire group, as weak, making them more vulnerable to future raids or other affronts....