How Did Neanderthals Dispose Of The Dead? Prehistory / Human Evolution Documentary
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Published 2020-01-24
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Sources:
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All Comments (21)
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- Mom, I don't like my grandma. - Shut up and clean your plate.
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Cannibalism is an acceptable option when the chippy is closed.
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Hey everyone, thanks for watching. Just a couple of points. CORRECTION: AN OLDER NEANDERTHAL BURIAL HAS BEEN FOUND AT TABUN IN ISRAEL AND DATES TO 130,000 years ago. WHICH MEANS THAT THIS NOT NECESSARILY A LEARNT BEHAVIOUR FROM Homo sapiens. I had to change the thumbnail. Apparently Neanderthal nudity is too scandalous for the algorithm. Second, my wife is going to give birth imminently so I probably won't be as active in the comments. Research is the most time consuming part of my video making process so over the next few months i'm going to focus on really specific topics. For example, "Earliest evidence of.....". This should cut down my research time and i'll be able to focus on being a dad. Thanks for watching, I appreciate it.
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Chippy is such a perfect nickname for fast food places.
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Is it possible that Neanderthals practiced something similar to the native Hawaiians, who baked the body to more easily remove the flesh not for eating but to preseve the bones for their mana? That's just the first thing to come to mind for me after the obvious conclusion of cannibalism
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What if the evidence of cannibalism wasn’t from family members, but from other “enemies” plenty of tribes ate their fallen foes
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"The dark and mysterious land we call Belgium" As a belgian I can agree we really have not changed much from us now, I did not know that you eat granny too tho.
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I really appreciate the effort you are putting into this
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NOM NOM NOM
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FIRST! Also, congrats on fatherhood Stefan!
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Cannibalism may have been circumstancial, under conditions of starvation. They didnt move around as much as homo sapiens, so they may have been more exposed to ocassional over hunting in a specific area and consecuent hunger.
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I believe these people were way more intelligent than most give them credit for.
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I had a friend look over my shoulder and ask "Why are you watching various pictures of skeletons?". Which I think summarizes well Stefans channel. Stefan Milo "Come for the skeletons stay for the commentary" :D
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Stefan, you're easily my favorite channel on youtube. Keep up the great work and congrats on being a dad! I'm looking forward to future videos 👏🏼
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They’re so fascinating. I’m so glad Jean Auel introduced me to them. I gotta see the Lascaux 2 cave paintings.
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As my Chinese Mother In Law always said "No Waste!"
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Bravo, klipovi su ti odlicni! Gledam svaki kad izbacis, samo nastavi!
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Truly brilliant video! The quality is so impressive. Can't wait to see more of your content.
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You narrated this perfectly like some kind of actor or story teller. I appreciate your well researched videos and your thrifty filming takes nothing from the integrity of the video.
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This is a great video, very informative, thanks for the research. I like the way you refuse to jump to conclusions, or some preconceived idea.
