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It's incredible to think that instead of isolated evolutionary tracks, early human groups were exchanging ideas, tools, and even burial customs
by HexPhantom 2y ago
It's incredible to think that instead of isolated evolutionary tracks, early human groups were exchanging ideas, tools, and even burial customs
- jajko 2y agoProto-religions probably too
- HexPhantom 2y agoAbsolutely! Shared burial customs suggest shared beliefs about death and the afterlife
- yubblegum 2y agoIceman - 1984: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087452/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_3 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087452/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_3 A surprisingly touching film about a frozen Neanderthal brought back to life. Have a feeling you'll like it.
- saalweachter 2y agoI preferred the 1992 remake.
- HexPhantom 2y agoThanks for the recommendation! I hadn't heard of Iceman before, but it sounds like something I'd enjoy. I'll check it out!
- Spooky23 2y agoWhy? People are people. People have been people for 200k years. There’s a built in assumption in these sorts of stories that before the pyramids or whatever, everyone was running around like apes. Pounding their chests and each other. I’d say of course people communicated and helped each other out. There were far fewer of us, and for the most part they lived in a world of great abundance.
- HexPhantom 2y agoI agree that people have always been people, with the capacity for communication and cooperation.But still...