Chapter 2.5 — A Few More of Prehistory’s Firsts

Today we’re nearing the end of the period we call prehistory on this, our long, semi-comprehensive slog through the origins and development of modern science. Prehistory is that million-plus-year age of human experience, inclusive of pre-humans (our genetic ancestors who were not of the Homo genus) and archaic humans (our genetic ancestors who were of the Homo genus, but not of the sapiens species). Prehistory occurred before written records were left behind to let us know who was doing what, and when. It was before history was recorded, so our knowledge of it is chock full of unknowns and hypotheses and best guesses. In the absence of written records, we’ve learned what we know about prehistory mostly through products found in archaeological digs: things like ancient stone tools, remnants of fires, and cave art. We’ve also learned some from genetic analysis, but today we’re going to focus exclusively on found things from long, long ago. <a href="https://medium.com/@Et3rnal_Stoic/chapter-2-5-a-few-more-of-prehistorys-firsts-a580b905fc0c">Learn More</a>