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Could it just be that for centuries leading up to now left handedness was considered "bad" to "very bad" (still many languages have the connotation) and before
by throwaway290 2y ago
Could it just be that for centuries leading up to now left handedness was considered "bad" to "very bad" (still many languages have the connotation) and before that we have no real data about how common it was?
- Miraltar 2y agoFrom the article, "when you compare the number of left- and right-handed Neanderthals, this same ratio of 1 in 10 left-handers that we see today pops out"
- ttyprintk 2y agoI feel we’re giving a lot of credit to Neanderthals by assuming they had no superstitions around something as basic as handedness.
- Miraltar 2y agoThey might have and even without speaking of superstitions, we learn a lot by imitation, so that could be a factor too. But having the same ratio is a weird coincidence and it's also said in the article that babies already have their preference in the womb.
- readthenotes1 2y agoMore than teeth scratches point to this https://www.sapiens.org/biology/handedness-neanderthals/ https://www.sapiens.org/biology/handedness-neanderthals/
- throwaway290 2y agoAssuming that research was not biased... Maybe through them is how we became righties?