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Originally Posted by CazMar
...It is very humbling and poignant to think of these people living so long ago, yet so much like us. They cared for their people and buried them in a careful and respectful way, they made things, they left artwork and carefully worked tools.
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I would love to see that, I am fascinated that they can infer so much information by so little. I remember reading about an excavation in England where they found a mass grave and they could tell where they were from and what they preferred to eat and ultimately what killed them, other people, guess if it was the swine flu it might have been more difficult.
I suppose if they didn't take care and bury their dead with respect we wouldn't be finding their remains in a state worth studying. I doubt we would find much information about daily life of the conquered tribe that was captured by cannibals. We do tend to project our own morals and standards to the ancient peoples we discover, it's human nature.
cheers