![]() You know the theory – where humans became human by learning to hunt. Morgan's Descent of Woman, published in 1972, was one of the first publications calling attention to the rampant sexism of the so-called "savannah theory" common at the time, and thus continues to occupy a prominent place in the gender and science literature. Then, when researching theories of human evolution and male aggression in the 1960s, Morgan's name popped up, albeit in a rather different context. For several years, I didn't think seriously about aquatic apes. ![]() He asked me (as I was trained in zoology before becoming a historian of science) whether or not the idea of a watery human past had any merit. ![]() He had seen a television special on the theory and briefly followed up with a search of the scientific literature, but found very little. I first learned of Elaine Morgan and the aquatic ape theory from a botanist. ![]()
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