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Originally Posted by Waves
no offense but this barely makes sense
do you really think we've only been around for 3000 years?
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i understood what he said to mean we only have a written history since the past 3000k years or to 3000 bc, which is actually correct.
the old testament primarily takes place in the years from 3000-1 AD. and archaeological evidence has supported the truth of many of the stories (and disproved others).
i am taking a middle eastern studies class so i know a lot about it...
behaviorally modern humans have been around for about 90k years when the atatl (an ancient weapon that helps you throw a spear better than with your hand) was invented and you started seeing stuff like cave painting. it wasnt until the bow was invented that we started becoming socially advanced and developed agriculture, formed towns, and started writing shit down. basically you can actually trace the movement of the invention of the bow, and whereever the bow was found an agricultural revolution shortly followed.
it is because once you have the bow you can project coersive threat and you force non-kin to cooperate. once you have the bow, people started living in stationary settlements, shortly after agriculture developed.
a common misconception is that agriculture preceded sedentary livestyles, however this is proven false. It is THE BOW that led to sedentary settlements and then the adaptive revolution follows due to larger groups of humans working together and exchanging information. and im not making this up its pretty well proven theory.