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Instead of Thrown, Spears Were Planted in the Ground to Kill a Charging Mammoth(www.discovermagazine.com)

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ferret@sh.itjust.works
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Modern society has existed in a flash on an evolutionary timescale, it’s likely that our ancient ancestors were exactly as “smart” as we are

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WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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If they were so smart how come they’re dead?

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ferret@sh.itjust.works
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This question backs all of modern archeology

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superkret@feddit.org
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What if being dead is much better and we’re the dumb ones trying to stay alive?

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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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I’ve asked the same thing for years about Leonardo Da Vinci for years.

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