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Pastimes : Don't Ask Rambi
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To: Ilaine who wrote (66254)12/18/2004 9:24:05 AM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (1) of 71178
 
But their culture today is incredibly rich and complex, which suggests to me that they are human, and have been human for far longer than we may ever know.

There is a wonderfully readable book,The Wisdom of Bones by Alan Walker about the discovery of the Nariokotome (sp?)Boy in Kenya (lived a million and a half years ago and was hoped to be the missing link. He stood erect but lacked the physical equipment for speech. Fascinating read, if you are interested in this topic.)

Walker discusses the discovery of an older female whose bones indicated she had lived with a debilitating disease and had died a slow death. The condition of the bones showed that she had been cared for, not left behind, by someone. (I can't check on the age of the bones because the book is in Ammo's room, which we turned into the "library" this summer). It was a very touching passage- indicating that we early on developed a more sophisicated capacity for empathy or love.
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