ANTH222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Urban Geography, Techne, Wheelwright
25 Oct 2018
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The wheel can change urban geography, in middle eastern countries, where streets were narrower and lined with shops, wheeled vehicles would have to change this. Without draft animals, there would be no precursor for wheeled vehicles in the new. In parts of the world, women use tump-lines and burden baskets to transport things. Balance poles were used by men, who carried the pole across their backs with objects hanging from either side (upper-body strength: asia and the new world. Palanquin = litter, sedan chair: used in japan, china, new world, 2 porters, front and back, carry someone in the middle, associated with higher social classes, often elite females. In the middle east, sledges with wheels were used to pull the leader as he passed by in a processional. There were also sledges that had logs as runners. xii. They need to be straight, so you must go through mountains and things.
