Humans 40k yrs ago developed a system of conventional signs

 (pnas.org)

40 points | by bikenaga 7 hours ago

6 comments

  • WalterBright 1 hour ago
    They could also be simply idle doodling or decorations.
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    • bryanlarsen 1 hour ago
      Too bad we don't have a paper that applies information theory techniques to answer that question. Oh wait...
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      • WalterBright 49 minutes ago
        I remain skeptical. Pictures in clouds.
  • bikenaga 7 hours ago
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  • truhistory 1 hour ago
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    • baxtr 1 hour ago
      Created two new accounts to push your narrative?
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      • truhistory 1 hour ago
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        • CupricTea 1 hour ago
          Artifacts from 700kya were not left by anatomically modern humans.
        • lovich 1 hour ago
          Oh good, is Jesus part of this narrative too I assume given the 2000 years reference?

          Edit: he deleted his comments, he mentioned something about a Waterford axe and every conflict for the past 2000 years being to hide this information. Also something about going to war for gods

    • SetTheorist 1 hour ago
      https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35863186

      12,500 years ago seems to be a more sensible and evidence-based estimate.

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    • mikert89 1 hour ago
      Its wild how far off a lot of the mainstream "consensus" takes on this are.
    • mcswell 1 hour ago
      I think some responders have been misled here, falling victim to Poe's Law. Because you are joking, right? Right?
  • ponklife 2 hours ago
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  • iberator 56 minutes ago
    Ha! And someone today at HN laughed at the research of monkeys playing with crystals...

    Maybe one day we could communicate with monkeys with marbles and crystals and stuff as SIGN language.

    Imagine monkey soldiers becoming reality in AI WARS.

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    • citizenpaul 43 minutes ago
      Sorry to be the wet blanket. However research on monkeys/apes has for the most part proven that their intelligence is at a dead end and never can progress past what is basically around human 2yo level.
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      • keeganpoppen 5 minutes ago
        well that surely seems to be empirically true...