fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoEarly human ancestors turned stones into spheres on purpose, study suggestswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down11cross-posted to: history@lemmy.world
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkEarly human ancestors turned stones into spheres on purpose, study suggestswww.theguardian.comfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: history@lemmy.world
minus-squarejlow (he/him)@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoWow, we did that as far back as 1.4 million years ago? I saw a documentary recently where they found rounded stones on Orkney made by stone(?) age people. Seems to be long tradition __
minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 year agoMaybe. Take with salt. Sometimes people lean on grand theories too much.
minus-squarejlow (he/him)@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYeah, totally. It might just be that people are bored and spheres are pretty nice to touch so they make them sometimes. Or something __
minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSpheres can naturally form as well. It’s very sceptical.
Wow, we did that as far back as 1.4 million years ago? I saw a documentary recently where they found rounded stones on Orkney made by stone(?) age people. Seems to be long tradition __
Maybe. Take with salt. Sometimes people lean on grand theories too much.
Yeah, totally. It might just be that people are bored and spheres are pretty nice to touch so they make them sometimes. Or something __
Spheres can naturally form as well. It’s very sceptical.