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PREHISTORY
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History
Story
70,000 BCE
The Sentinelese people on North Sentinel Island
circa 60 to 70 thousand BCE
DNA
Extreme isolation preserves history—but it also creates vulnerability. The Sentinelese remind us that human populations evolved under vastly different conditions, and immunity is not universal. From a scientific standpoint, their existence proves modern human intelligence is at least 50,000 years old.
Featured QUOTE
History
Quote
“Natural selection acts solely by the preservation and accumulation of small inherited modifications, each profitable to the preserved being.”
- Charles Darwin
- 1859
Evolution
Evolution is not about desire, nor is it a contest of strength, or intellect. It’s about reproductive success. The individuals, and species, that possess traits best suited for the current environment are more likely to survive, and to pass on those traits. Over millennia, these traits accumulate, leading to races, sub-species, and eventually separate species unable to interbreed.
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History
FAQ
How far back do oral traditions date?
Oral Traditions
Writing is recent; wisdom is ancient. The last of the great orators are remembered only because writing came along Long before texts, humans relied on structured oral traditions to transmit culture, ethics, and worldview across generations.
Prehistory
The last period of the paleolithic.
50,000 BCE to 4000 BCE
Prehistory begins when our current cognitive abilities had largely settled, around 50,000 BCE—a date that will move as science refines our understanding. This period tells the early modern human story before written records. It ends at 4000 BCE, a deliberate marker placed near the midpoint of major creation narratives, separating mythic origin stories from recorded history.
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Holistic Paleolithic Framework: A New Look at Prehistory
A new look at dividing up the paleolithic era.
Human Extinction: A New Look From Homo habilis to the Neanderthals
When and where ancient humans died out.
The Universe Before the Telescope
Before instruments extended our vision, the universe was understood through naked-eye observation—the Sun, Moon, and five wandering planets set against a backdrop of stars that ...
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The Universe Before the Telescope
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Before instruments extended our vision, the universe was understood through naked-eye observation—the Sun, Moon, and five wandering planets set against a backdrop of stars that sometimes fell.
Thu 11 Apr 2024
(2 years ago)
Updated 4 weeks ago.
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Human Extinction: A New Look From Homo habilis to the Neanderthals
When and where ancient humans died out.
Sun 5 May 2024
(2 years ago)
Updated 3 months ago.