With a cognitive profile predisposed to pattern recognition and creativity, Neanderthals bridged science and religion, laying the foundation for later civilizations.
First, I want to thank you for the wonderful and insightful content shared on your posts. Bravo! When you mentioned Bruniquel cave, I wanted to share something. I watched a very rich documentary on Arte channel (it is available in YouTube, I believe) that detailed the discovery of the cave, the technical difficulties of its exploration and the way it was studied and analyzed since its discovery. The most important subject was, of course, the stalagmites in a circle, suggested to be a gathering / ritualistic place. Some time after, i came across an Instagram post where a Brazilian singer and musician was happily discovering how some random stalagmites could be played like percussive instruments, giving out a pure and harmonic sound, that went specially well with the happily naive way she was playing it. Immediately my mind zoomed back to Bruniquel... and I kept imagining that the circle in the center of the cave as a gigantic percussive organ inside a stone cathedral. Call it reverie, if you want, but I suppose that it could well be an hypothesis as well...
Fascinating article. I recently watched the Netflix documentary about Homo Naledi burying their dead in caves. It saddens me that 19th century anthropologists dismissed our human cousins as unconscious animals. I am just so entranced thinking of early man looking up at the same starts we do and seeing something in them.
I found the idea that Neanderthal man inspired the origin stories of Egypt and Mesopotamia particularly compelling. It makes perfect sense considering the myths of the Annunaki and the Nephilim as well-- these "ancient races" so many cultures speak of certainly must be relics of stories early Homo Sapiens passed down about our cousins. Makes a lot more sense than aliens, at least...
A fascinating read, I’m particularly interested in what you said about autism. I wonder if autism is actually an evolutionary benefit that society and civilization has been slowly trying to suffocate
First, I want to thank you for the wonderful and insightful content shared on your posts. Bravo! When you mentioned Bruniquel cave, I wanted to share something. I watched a very rich documentary on Arte channel (it is available in YouTube, I believe) that detailed the discovery of the cave, the technical difficulties of its exploration and the way it was studied and analyzed since its discovery. The most important subject was, of course, the stalagmites in a circle, suggested to be a gathering / ritualistic place. Some time after, i came across an Instagram post where a Brazilian singer and musician was happily discovering how some random stalagmites could be played like percussive instruments, giving out a pure and harmonic sound, that went specially well with the happily naive way she was playing it. Immediately my mind zoomed back to Bruniquel... and I kept imagining that the circle in the center of the cave as a gigantic percussive organ inside a stone cathedral. Call it reverie, if you want, but I suppose that it could well be an hypothesis as well...
Interesting. Thank you!
This was a great read. People don't realize that the Neanderthals had heightened senses on a level i can't even begin to explain.
Fascinating article. I recently watched the Netflix documentary about Homo Naledi burying their dead in caves. It saddens me that 19th century anthropologists dismissed our human cousins as unconscious animals. I am just so entranced thinking of early man looking up at the same starts we do and seeing something in them.
I found the idea that Neanderthal man inspired the origin stories of Egypt and Mesopotamia particularly compelling. It makes perfect sense considering the myths of the Annunaki and the Nephilim as well-- these "ancient races" so many cultures speak of certainly must be relics of stories early Homo Sapiens passed down about our cousins. Makes a lot more sense than aliens, at least...
Definitely! 👽
A fascinating read, I’m particularly interested in what you said about autism. I wonder if autism is actually an evolutionary benefit that society and civilization has been slowly trying to suffocate
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Thank you ☺️