The discussion centers around the historical use of stone spear points by humans, with a focus on archaeological findings that suggest these tools were utilized over 500,000 years ago. Participants explore the implications of these findings on our understanding of early human skills and technology, as well as the challenges in reconstructing the history of these ancient peoples.
Participants express a range of views on the implications of archaeological findings, with no consensus on the timeline or the nature of early human tool use. The discussion remains open-ended, with multiple competing perspectives on the evolution of these technologies.
Participants acknowledge limitations in the current understanding of early human history, including the challenges of interpreting archaeological evidence and the potential for significant gaps in knowledge.
Yep, Take the commonly-held belief that hafting spears with stone points began 300K years ago, and then push that back another 200 (+?) years, and we have an idea how thin our knowledge can be for the early history of humans. The kicker is (IMO) that the techniques could have evolved much, much earlier and been spread to other areas... Can we possibly take samples from one or two archaeological sites and extrapolate with any accuracy? BTW, flint from the Moosehead Lake region of Maine has been found all across the St. Lawrence waters and down through the center of the US, concentrated along the Mississippi valley and tributaries.Evo said:It seems we are finding more and more proof that skills we considered rather recent are instead very old. Too bad that we don't have a history of these people. What a loss.
The iceman Otzy turned what we thought we knew of his age upside down. Much more advanced than we had believed.