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Can Anyone Actually Own A Culture?

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The Dynamics of Cultural Transmission and Misinterpretation

This chapter explores the role of errors and misunderstandings in cultural transmission and evolution. It highlights how preserving cultural artifacts can lead to reinterpretation, illustrating this through historical examples like Ashoka's legacies and discoveries in Pompeii.

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