Promiscuous prehistoric pre-teens

[Spiznet]

Ancestor worship <at Herto>

<snip>

The child's skull is also marked and broken edges have been
polished. This suggests to White that the skull was carried
around after death and buffed up in the process - possibly as
part of an ancestor worshipping ritual. This is the earliest
evidence that bones were kept by descendants and points to an
advanced level of cultural development.

Journal reference: Nature (vol 423, p 737)

Does anyone else see a problem with this paragraph? -Mark

[Rich Travs]

Spiznet wrote:
>
> Ancestor worship <at Herto>
>
> <snip>
>
> The child's skull is also marked and broken edges have been
> polished. This suggests to White that the skull was carried
> around after death and buffed up in the process - possibly
> as part of an ancestor worshipping ritual. This is the
> earliest evidence that bones were kept by descendants and
> points to an advanced level of cultural development.
>
> Journal reference: Nature (vol 423, p 737)
>
> Does anyone else see a problem with this paragraph?

In what sense?

[Spiznet]

Rich Travsky <traRvEsky@hotmMOVEail.com> wrote in message
news:<3F24A0EB.AE42CECA@hotmMOVEail.com>...
> Spiznet wrote:
> >
> > Ancestor worship <at Herto>
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > The child's skull is also marked and broken edges have
> > been polished. This suggests to White that the skull was
> > carried around after death and buffed up in the process -
> > possibly as part of an ancestor worshipping ritual. This
> > is the earliest evidence that bones were kept by
> > descendants and points to an advanced level of cultural
> > development.
> >
> > Journal reference: Nature (vol 423, p 737)
> >
> > Does anyone else see a problem with this paragraph?
>
> In what sense?

The dead child could not be the "ancestor" of anyone unless he
procreated at an extremely yound age. (I suppose he could be
an uncle). -Mark