Strong thematic route into power, belonging and exclusion; archaeological artifacts do not by themselves prove contents or intoxication.
Nevali Çori image 131 depicts dancers; beer-fueled dance is inference. Göbekli Tepe 136–137 must travel with note 121 at 296: direct chemical residue evidence was absent and interpretation tentative. eHRAF analysis note 109 at 296 used 140 cultures and left 154 additional hits unexplored. Ghost Dance/peyote linkage 134, Wobblies etymology and military legends need review.
The chapter connects feasting, ecstasy and drinking to alliances, labor mobilization, rank and political authority. It also records gendered access and outsider exclusion rather than only egalitarian fellowship.
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Chapter 3, bonding and civilization
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Evidence
The chapter connects feasting, ecstasy and drinking to alliances, labor mobilization, rank and political authority. It also records gendered access and outsider exclusion rather than only egalitarian fellowship.
Location and context
Chapter 3, bonding and civilization; supplied PDF pages 121–141. These are file page numbers, not print pagination.
Nevali Çori image 131 depicts dancers; beer-fueled dance is inference. Göbekli Tepe 136–137 must travel with note 121 at 296: direct chemical residue evidence was absent and interpretation tentative. eHRAF analysis note 109 at 296 used 140 cultures and left 154 additional hits unexplored. Ghost Dance/peyote linkage 134, Wobblies etymology and military legends need review.
Annotation
Strong thematic route into power, belonging and exclusion; archaeological artifacts do not by themselves prove contents or intoxication.
Citation: Slingerland, Drunk — PDF 121–141
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