Experts from a US museum believe it could be one of the oldest examples of advanced surgery. The Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma said the skull is reported to have been that of a man who was injured in battle before undergoing surgery to implant a piece of metal in his head to repair a fracture.

  • GutsBerserk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    295·
    11 months ago

    We, the “modern humans”, would do so many mental gymnastics but to accept the apparent fact that “ancient humans” were in no way less smarter than us.

    • MeanEYE@lemmy.worldEnglish
      38·
      11 months ago

      In reality intelligence was about the same, just less existing knowledge to stand on.

      • GladiusB@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        I would argue that intelligence is different than exploration. We now have amassed so much recordable knowledge across so many disciplines. In the past those that remembered this knowledge correctly or where to find it were the intelligent ones. Now it’s how we use it. It’s a drastic pivot point in human history and the computer is the center piece.

      • jopepa@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        11 months ago

        Tough to say what existing knowledge there was after the Spaniards saved them.