Is there a term for the common phenomenon where we do not expect or assume humans of the past to be as .. articulate or witted as us? This reminds me of the re

Is there a term for the common phenomenon where we do not expect or assume humans of the past to be as .. articulate or witted as us? This reminds me of the reactions to the ancient graffiti from Pompeii etc., some of which read like something one might see on 4chan: https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/5iy6i4/ancient_graffiti_in_pompeii_is_hilarious_and/ https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/5iy6i4/ancient_gra...