TIL Many bronze age peoples forgot what stone age tools were, and thought discovered ones as some kind of mystical talismans or signs from a thunder god

211@sopuli.xyz · 5 months ago

TIL Many bronze age peoples forgot what stone age tools were, and thought discovered ones as some kind of mystical talismans or signs from a thunder god

ogeist@lemmy.world · 5 months ago

To give some numbers, the last period of the stone age (Neolithic) lasted around 2000 years and the bronze age around 1600 years. No wonder they “forgot” what the stone age tools were.

Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world · 5 months ago

Someone pointed a temperature gun (for Covid testing) at me and for a brief moment, I forgot what they were.

When they’re uncovered 100 years from now, they’ll think we shot lasers at each other.

Notyou@sopuli.xyz · 5 months ago

When they’re uncovered 100 years from now, they’ll think we shot lasers at each other.

Don’t we though?

TIL Many bronze age peoples forgot what stone age tools were, and thought discovered ones as some kind of mystical talismans or signs from a thunder god

TIL Many bronze age peoples forgot what stone age tools were, and thought discovered ones as some kind of mystical talismans or signs from a thunder god

When stone tools were considered lightning remnants – and weapons of the gods