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Neanderthals: The First Fossil Collectors?

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Possible Motivations for Collecting The purpose behind these collections remains speculative, but researchers have proposed several possibilities, including aesthetic appreciation, symbolic representation, and social functions such as gift-giving or reinforcing group identity. Marine fossils from the Prado Vargas Cave in Spain.

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Ancient Instincts, Modern Power Struggles: How Evolution Still Shapes Human Society

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“Without conscious intervention through education and universal values, humanity risks perpetuating cycles of dominance, inequality, and ecological collapse.” Even religion and ideology, Colombo argues, often serve as vehicles for ancient survival behaviors, reinforcing group identity and justifying conflict.