BRITTNEY E. (BrittE) reviewed on 8/31/2006 + 176 more book reviews

The Mohawks did not affect Mohawk hairstyles, although they did shave parts of their heads; actually, it was the Mohicans who affected this hairdo. This bit of trivia shares the spotlight with other entertaining facts and conjectures assembled here by two computer software experts from North Carolina. They cast doubt on the belief that there are--or ever have been--cannibalistic societies, and this is probably just as well: with just 66 pounds of edible muscle per 110-pound man, the diet would supply virtually no protein for an entire tribe...

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