Bummer.

Well here’s a Bloggingheads of Wrangham explaining his theory of cooking and the relations between the sexes:

http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/19925?in=48:45&out=62:47

One thought I had after hearing his theory, is that if you consider the taboo against taking meat from a woman as she’s cooking as a big step toward civilization, more sophisticated social accord, etc. then this might provide some context behind the animal sacrifices, say, in the Old Testament. I mean, just burning a piece of meat and “sacrificing” it for no reason is an absurd act. But when you consider it as a gesture kind of one step beyond the respect and patience accorded while cooking then it seems less absurd. (Anyway, just my speculation. Probably not worth much.)