Levka on Nostr: #Neanderthals #archeology "A stash of 15 marine fossils has been found in a ...
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"A stash of 15 marine fossils has been found in a Neanderthal cave in northern Spain, indicating that the extinct hominids may have developed a passion for accumulating stuff in the same way that modern humans collect baseball cards, stamps, and memorabilia. Reporting the discovery, researchers say they currently have 'no valid hypothesis' to explain the hoard of apparently useless objects, but suggest that the eye-catching specimens may have been gathered by Neanderthal children who found them entrancing.
The practice of collecting may seem like a pretty basic behavior, but it is in fact indicative of advanced cognition since it requires items to be imbued with symbolic meaning. The extent to which Neanderthals were capable of such abstract thought remains a topic of debate, although mounting evidence hints at their surprisingly complex imaginations."
https://www.iflscience.com/neanderthal-children-may-have-collected-fossils-just-like-modern-kids-collect-stickers-76829
"A stash of 15 marine fossils has been found in a Neanderthal cave in northern Spain, indicating that the extinct hominids may have developed a passion for accumulating stuff in the same way that modern humans collect baseball cards, stamps, and memorabilia. Reporting the discovery, researchers say they currently have 'no valid hypothesis' to explain the hoard of apparently useless objects, but suggest that the eye-catching specimens may have been gathered by Neanderthal children who found them entrancing.
The practice of collecting may seem like a pretty basic behavior, but it is in fact indicative of advanced cognition since it requires items to be imbued with symbolic meaning. The extent to which Neanderthals were capable of such abstract thought remains a topic of debate, although mounting evidence hints at their surprisingly complex imaginations."
https://www.iflscience.com/neanderthal-children-may-have-collected-fossils-just-like-modern-kids-collect-stickers-76829