She was best known for her studies of the nonliterate peoples of Oceania, especially with regard to various aspects of psychology and culture. A student once asked anthropologist Margaret Mead, “What is the earliest sign of civilization?” The student expected her to say a clay pot, a grinding stone, or maybe a weapon. I am sure your tribute will be appreciated :). By logging in to LiveJournal using a third-party service you accept LiveJournal's User agreement. Thank you so much for sharing it. :) Touched my heart. I wanted blue, but the ground said nope! At least we have a range of pinks and purples. Margaret Mead, American anthropologist whose great fame owed as much to the force of her personality and her outspokenness as it did to the quality of her scientific work. I'll try to remember the next time I'm out. Very glad you enjoyed, and yes, beautiful shades of blue. My oldest showed it to me :). The inquiry came from someone who expected her to identify some artifact crafted by a primitive human being. The noted, late anthropologist, Margaret Mead, was once asked, "What was the first sign of human civilization?" I agree true civilisation is caring for the needy. https://med-cat.dreamwidth.org/3374255.html. You are most welcome. Her reply was, "A healed human femur." Margaret Mead thought for a moment, then she said, “A healed femur.” A femur is the longest bone in the body, linking hip to knee. I will be using this as part of my personal tribute to my founding executive director, who is retiring this month. I loved reading this.