Comment on How did "ancient humans" got the idea to pierce their ears/body ?
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
What archæological evidence would you expect to find about how an idea entered a person’s head?
Comment on How did "ancient humans" got the idea to pierce their ears/body ?
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
What archæological evidence would you expect to find about how an idea entered a person’s head?
ttyybb@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’d guess some form of documents, I mean Cuneiform is pretty old. The the reason was significant it wouldn’t be unreasonable
ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 2 days ago
There are archeological objects that are most likely piercings or earrings that are over 10 thousand years old. By the time writing was invented they were already very old news.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Otzi had ear piercings- ~3300 b.c.e.
so yeah. that checks out.