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My memory, too, is a tad faulty, but I believe I read descriptions of the
Buzkashi game in Jacob Bronowski's "The Ascent of Man." It took place in a
central Asian republic (Uzbek? Turkmenistan?), and consisted of nomadic
horsemen playing a soccer-like game with the carcass of a goat. Bronowski
attributed it to one culture, descended from hunter-gatherers, asserting
their superiority over the yostart agricultural societies.
I believe it was also discussed in Natural History magazine at some point in
the last couple of years. If I get a chance, I'll try to find the
references, and stop wasting everyone's time with these half-remembered
citations.
-- Gene
Eugene Dillenburg
Geology Department
The Field Museum FAX: 312-922-9566
Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Dr. phone: 312-922-9410 ext. 293
Chicago, Illinois 60605
"It's not really food if it doesn't hurt."
-- Bruce Elliott
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