Human Nature - Red in Tooth and Claw?
Eggshell Beads Made by Hunter-Gatherers 33,000 Years Ago Used as a Social Network Ashley Strickland CNN March 10, 2020 Above is a link to a good report on recent archaeological evidence about human prehistory. Bel ow are excerpts of key conclusions from that report. These findings are the results of only one of many excavations over many years and at many places around the world. “Modern hunter-gatherer societies, like those in southern Africa's Kalahari Desert, use ostrich eggshell beads to begin and maintain a relationship with other groups. The process is called hxaro , ‘kindling and cementing bonds within and between communities,’ according to a new study. The word hxaro has become synonymous with ‘beadwork’ and ‘gifts.’ “So it stands to reason that the network exchanging them has a time-honored foundation.” ... “‘Humans are just outlandishly social animals, and that goes back to [sharing this] information that would have been useful for living in a hu