Is Healthcare 530,000 years ago something to be proud of?

[aspergers@40]

The ancient remains of a 10 year old human child reveal that even our earliest ancestors looked after the handicapped and mentally impaired in difficult times. http://www.pnas.org/content/106/16/6429.full

 

[aspergers@40]

The discovery was made in Spain, down the Sima de Los Huesos - "the Pit of Bones". Located at the bottom of a 137 foot deep chimney inside a cave, the pit is littered with remains of ancient animals and also includes about 28 hominid skeletons dating back to the Middle Pleistocene.

 

[Evo]

Interesting article. I'll leave it here for awhile, but ultimately I'll be moving it to Social Science/Anthropology.

 

[zomgwtf]

The ancient remains of a 10 year old human child reveal that even our earliest ancestors looked after the handicapped and mentally impaired in difficult times. http://www.pnas.org/content/106/16/6429.full

Definitely an interesting article, learned a bit about these things in anthropology but not into detail hmph

Oh and by the way:
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=327542&highlight=proud

 

[aspergers@40]

Interesting article. I'll leave it here for awhile, but ultimately I'll be moving it to Social Science/Anthropology.

Good thinking Evo..

Definitely an interesting article, learned a bit about these things in anthropology but not into detail hmph

Oh and by the way:
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=327542&highlight=proud

Thanks

 

[croghan27]

I wonder if they too had perpetually angry cave-people grumpling about these people and their 'welfare near-machines' -- and cave-organizations that refused to help them at all because they suffered from 'pre-existing conditions'?

Naturally those 'people' that helped their fellows were often called cave-huggers and accused of not supporting the homo-sapien troops in the Nethanderal Wars.