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Careful with that source though, they post some pretty questionable stuff on their facebook.

oever 10y ago
There has been contact with the Sentinelese a few times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sentinel_Island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sentinel_Island
- iamtew 10y ago
  That's a very interesting read, thanks for sharing. This one is also quite nice I found: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncontacted_peoples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncontacted_peoples > Uncontacted peoples, also referred to as isolated peoples or lost tribes, are communities who live, or have lived, either by choice (peoples living in voluntary isolation) or by circumstance, without significant contact with global civilization.
hydrogen18 10y ago
The 60,000 year figure is pretty dubious. Also saying they've avoided contact or still live in the stone age probably isn't true. Obviously they are ignorant of the workings of helicopters and modern fishing vessels, but they likely understand what the purpose of them is. So they've been contacted, they just prefer not to interact. Given that they live on an island, I'll bet they make use of all sorts of materials that wash ashore. Even a torn plastic tarp is very useful compared to having to make one by hand from some plant material. So culturally they are likely completely isolated, but likely very aware of the changes going on in the world outside their island.
- 67726e 10y ago
  Considering the origin of the term "cargo cult" I sincerely doubt they understand what technology they've seen.
- bayesian_horse 10y ago
  Their ethnic makeup and technology, combined with the location leads to the 60000 year figure. They are closely related to the first emergents from Africa.
touristtam 10y ago
I agree, seeing this is a major red flag.
sctb 10y ago
Thank you, we've updated the link from http://themindunleashed.com/2015/07/the-people-of-this-isolated-tribe-kill-anyone-approaching-their-island.html http://themindunleashed.com/2015/07/the-people-of-this-isola... to this.
- teh_klev 10y ago
  To be honest this isn't much better. The Daily Fail is fairly near the bottom of the UK tabloid gutter press pile. Would be better to link to the Wikipedia article instead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese
UhUhUhUh 10y ago
Agreed. And it seems even worse with the outfit they took the story (and the title) from.

oever 10y ago

There has been contact with the Sentinelese a few times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sentinel_Island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sentinel_Island

iamtew 10y ago
That's a very interesting read, thanks for sharing. This one is also quite nice I found: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncontacted_peoples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncontacted_peoples > Uncontacted peoples, also referred to as isolated peoples or lost tribes, are communities who live, or have lived, either by choice (peoples living in voluntary isolation) or by circumstance, without significant contact with global civilization.

hydrogen18 10y ago

The 60,000 year figure is pretty dubious. Also saying they've avoided contact or still live in the stone age probably isn't true. Obviously they are ignorant of the workings of helicopters and modern fishing vessels, but they likely understand what the purpose of them is. So they've been contacted, they just prefer not to interact. Given that they live on an island, I'll bet they make use of all sorts of materials that wash ashore. Even a torn plastic tarp is very useful compared to having to make one by hand from some plant material. So culturally they are likely completely isolated, but likely very aware of the changes going on in the world outside their island.

67726e 10y ago
Considering the origin of the term "cargo cult" I sincerely doubt they understand what technology they've seen.
bayesian_horse 10y ago
Their ethnic makeup and technology, combined with the location leads to the 60000 year figure. They are closely related to the first emergents from Africa.

touristtam 10y ago

I agree, seeing this is a major red flag.

sctb 10y ago

Thank you, we've updated the link from http://themindunleashed.com/2015/07/the-people-of-this-isolated-tribe-kill-anyone-approaching-their-island.html http://themindunleashed.com/2015/07/the-people-of-this-isola... to this.

teh_klev 10y ago
To be honest this isn't much better. The Daily Fail is fairly near the bottom of the UK tabloid gutter press pile. Would be better to link to the Wikipedia article instead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese

UhUhUhUh 10y ago

Agreed. And it seems even worse with the outfit they took the story (and the title) from.