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Neanderthals: The First Fossil Collectors?

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A collection of 15 marine fossils, deliberately transported to the cave over 39,800 to 54,600 years ago, reveals that Neanderthals may have been the first fossil collectors in human evolutionary history. “They have become the earliest fossil collectors known in our evolutionary history,” Benito Calvo emphasized.

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

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Even religion and ideology, Colombo argues, often serve as vehicles for ancient survival behaviors, reinforcing group identity and justifying conflict. History provides ample evidence of this dynamic. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. “Fight and flight remain basic behavioral principles,” he writes.