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Re:Evidence that Neanderthal and Homo sapiens engaged in cul... by numbsafari on Sunday March 16, 2025 @05:16AM (#43377772)
This is not true, as evidenced by the slave taking exhibited by nomadic peoples in North America. It was a pretty routine practice, well documented in history. Losers in battles would often be assimilated by the winner as slaves.
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Re:Evidence that Neanderthal and Homo sapiens engaged in cul... by jl6 on Sunday March 16, 2025 @07:17AM (#43378149)
I think you are talking about a far more modern period, in a much more complex, socially stratified society. The Neanderthal period was 50k-100k years ago.
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Re:Evidence that Neanderthal and Homo sapiens engaged in cul... by BurningFrog on Sunday March 16, 2025 @03:23PM (#43381438)
AFAIK, we know pretty much nothing about human or neanderthal societies 50k-100k years ago.
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