Posts

Showing posts from June, 2009

Paleolithic Was Not Dumb

Image
EnhanceTV :: Educational TV :: History :: Lost Worlds: Prehistoric Astronomers --> Lost Worlds: Prehistoric Astronomers Taken from: http://www.enhancetv.com.au/shop/product.php?printable=Y&productid=146009    2009 is International Year of Astronomy. The Paleolithic cave printings at Lascaux, France, have long been seen as astonishing examples of the artistic capacity of prehistoric cultures. But are they more then that? It is commonly known that 35,000 years ago, humans were brutish and primitive and their main activities were copulation, hunting and gathering. But what if this prehistoric human was clever enough to develop in depth scientific knowledge? As unlikely as it may seem, new data prove that these humans actually invented astronomy. For the last 20 years, Chantal Jegues-Wolkiewiez, an independent astronomer and ethnologist, has led a rigorous investigation to prove this theory. According to her studies, hunter gatherers spent