OpenAI Moves to Complete Potentially the Largest Theft in Human History

https://thezvi.substack.com/p/openai-moves-to-complete-potentially

#HackerNews #OpenAI #Theft #HumanHistory #AI #Ethics #Technology #Innovation

Denisovans May Have Interbred With Mysterious Group of Ancient Humans 

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2025/11/01/denisovans-ancient-humans/

Archaeologists in Benin City are uncovering the buried royal heart of a once-mighty West African empire beneath a modern museum site — rewriting Africa’s urban history. #Archaeology #BeninCity #CulturalHeritage #HumanHistory https://www.anthropology.net/p/beneath-benin-rediscovering-a-city

World’s oldest fingerprint may be a clue that Neanderthals created art 🖐️🖼️. The fact that the pebble was selected because of its appearance and then marked with ochre shows that there was a human mind capable of symbolising, imagining, idealising and projecting his or her thoughts on an object.

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#NeanderthalArt #AncientCreativity #HumanHistory #ArtisticExpression #EvolutionaryInsights https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/26/like-a-face-discovery-reinforces-idea-neanderthals-created-art-say-experts
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Did the people of Afro-Eurasia have a higher disease load than native Americans during the pre-modern era?
#history #worldhistory #diseases #epidemics #epidemology #humanhistory #immunesystem #afroeurasia #nativeamericans #illness #premodernity

#BedtimeRoutine: after seeking the truth my head is full of unanswered questions & frankly frazzled so i need some reflexion & calm. as i suspect i might come from ancient #basque ppl (they have the highest percentage of ppl with #RnBloodType globally), as that's not too far from where my mediterranean ancestry comes from. so i though i start #music before bedtime with some basque folk:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1EIen3WcEfgYe3?

#HumanHistory #TheAnunnakiConnection #MentalHealth #SelfCare #WhoAmI
#press #media

having my mind blown again with more #HumanHistory lessons & many more questions about not just everyone's history, but my personal one too.
it's the #AnunnakiConnection

#GifsArtidote: i will soon write an article about this, but for now i will say.. if this is true, i am directly related to the #anunnaki, bc i have #RnBlood. i actually remember hearing about this study of Rn blood & it's scientific conclusion on its #origin.

#press #media #HumanHistory #analysis

https://youtu.be/NBc-hxM0oKA?

having my mind blown again with more #HumanHistory lessons & many more questions about not just everyone's history, but my personal one too.
it's the #AnunnakiConnection

#GifsArtidote: i will soon write an article about this, but for now i will say.. if this is true, i am directly related to the #anunnaki, bc i have #RnBlood. i actually remember hearing about this study of Rn blood & it's scientific conclusion on its #origin.

#press #media #HumanHistory #analysis

https://youtu.be/NBc-hxM0oKA?

A genomic study of 1,200 South Africans traces sex-biased ancestry from Europeans, Khoe-San, and enslaved peoples, revealing colonialism’s lasting imprint. #Genetics #SouthAfrica #HumanHistory #Anthropology https://www.anthropology.net/p/bloodlines-across-an-ocean

Archaeologists in the UK uncovered a rare cave system containing prehistoric human remains and artifacts. The find sheds new light on early human activity in the region.

#cavediscovery #prehistoricfind #archaeologynews #humanhistory #ancienthumans

🧬 Ancient DNA reveals epic Slavic migration saga! Over 80% gene pool replacement in Eastern Europe - cultural mixing at its finest 🗺️ #AncientGenomics #PopulationGenetics #HumanHistory https://emmecola.github.io/genomics-daily

🧬✨ "David Reich's lab digs up prehistoric dirt and calls it a revelation. Because we all needed a reminder that our ancestors were up to the same shenanigans—just with less WiFi. Thanks, #Harvard, for proving yet again that human history just keeps repeating itself, fossilized boredom and all." 🙄🔍
https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/deeper-deep #DavidReich #PrehistoricResearch #HumanHistory #EvolutionaryInsights #FossilFinds #HackerNews #ngated

(08 Aug) After Mount Vesuvius Demolished Pompeii, People Returned to Live Among the Ruins https://s.faithcollapsing.com/ykw88 Archive: ais: https://archive.md/wip/1wVTb ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/w63k3 #archaeology #human-history #pompeii

Oldest known #dogbreed reveals hidden #humanhistory

https://www.popsci.com/environment/greenland-sled-dog-oldest-dog-breed/

Genetics and computational biology also helps us understand our past. The shift to agriculture and a sedentary lifestyle are a major turning point in human history. Yet, how this Neolithic way of life spread has been the subject of intense debate. A Turkish-Swiss team sheds new light in Science by combining archaeology and genetics.

👉 Read more: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1088597

#Genetics #Archaeogenetics #NeolithicRevolution #HumanHistory #PublishedInScience #InterdisciplinaryResearch #Innovation

Lost City Rises Again
A submerged city off India's coast, possibly from 7000 BC, is forcing archaeologists to rethink early human history. Pottery, skeletons, and urban planning—centuries ahead of what was thought possible.

#archaeology #ancienthistory #india #lostcivilisation #timeline #humanhistory #rewritinghistory
https://www.sustainability-times.com/research/lost-city-rises-again-submerged-indian-metropolis-stuns-archaeologists-and-forces-a-rethink-of-all-human-civilization-timelines/

Ancient humans were crafting tools from whale bones 20,000 years ago—rewriting our relationship with the ocean’s giants. #archaeology #whales #humanhistory

https://geekoo.news/whale-bones-and-the-dawn-of-human-ingenuity/

The Lost Canvas of Humanity: What the World Would Look Like If Paleolithic Rock Art Survived

Imagine a world bursting at the seams with artwork—everywhere you turned, glimpses of ancient human expression etched into stone, painted onto cliffs, and adorning the landscapes around us. While this might sound like an exaggerated fantasy, it reflects the likely reality of the Paleolithic era. Today, we marvel at cave art like Lascaux or Chauvet because caves shielded these masterpieces from the harsh effects of weather and erosion. But beyond the shelter of caves, an abundance of open-air rock art once existed—now largely lost to the relentless march of time.

Beyond the Cave Walls: A Broader Artistic Tradition

Rock art, a powerful testament to early human creativity and communication, wasn’t confined solely to caves. Throughout the Paleolithic, artists frequently chose open spaces—cliff faces, boulders, and rock outcrops—to share their stories, express their spirituality, mark territories, or simply beautify their surroundings. Unfortunately, these exposed locations meant their artwork was far less likely to survive thousands, or even tens of thousands, of years.

The Erosion of Evidence

One primary reason for the scarcity of surviving open-air rock art is weathering. Unlike cave interiors, exposed rock surfaces face constant assault from sun, wind, rain, temperature fluctuations, and biological growth. Over millennia, these natural forces gradually erase delicate pigments and detailed carvings. In temperate climates, freeze-thaw cycles accelerate this destruction, cracking rocks and further obliterating ancient imagery.

A Glimpse at What Survived

Consider the Coa Valley in Portugal—an area renowned for its surviving open-air Paleolithic rock art, which escaped obliteration due to a unique combination of geological stability and relatively arid conditions. These circumstances are rare, which explains why such rich open-air art sites are uncommon. Yet discoveries like those in the Coa Valley hint at the vast quantities of rock art that likely existed in other, less forgiving environments.

A Lost World of Art

If open-air rock art had preserved more effectively, our understanding of prehistoric peoples would be dramatically deeper. We would likely find that art wasn’t an occasional endeavor, limited to deep and inaccessible caves, but rather an integral, ubiquitous aspect of daily Paleolithic life. Imagery would adorn riverbanks, mountain passes, pathways, hunting grounds, and ceremonial sites—transforming our modern landscapes into immense outdoor galleries.

Expanding the Canvas of Human Culture

Furthermore, widespread rock art could profoundly impact our understanding of early human cognition and culture. A greater volume of preserved artworks would provide more data points, revealing regional differences, thematic patterns, stylistic evolutions, and the diffusion of cultural ideas across vast geographic distances. This artistic abundance would clarify questions about human migration, interaction between groups, and cultural development.

Lessons from Australia

Consider Australia, home to some of the oldest continuously practiced artistic traditions in the world. There, open-air rock art has survived remarkably well due to relatively stable environmental conditions. Australia’s extensive rock art offers insights into complex belief systems, social structures, and historical events spanning tens of thousands of years. Had similar preservation conditions existed elsewhere, the Paleolithic world would similarly unveil its hidden stories, offering us intricate snapshots of long-gone societies.

Rethinking the Human Story

If Paleolithic rock art had survived globally, the cultural narrative we tell ourselves today would differ dramatically. Art has always been a mirror of society, reflecting its values, struggles, joys, and spiritual insights. With broader preservation, we would see far more nuanced and diverse stories from the past. Instead of isolated masterpieces, we’d discover continuous, evolving narratives of human existence, resilience, and imagination.

The Beauty of Impermanence

While we lament the loss of this invaluable heritage, there’s a poignant beauty in acknowledging its impermanence. The Paleolithic artists likely understood the transient nature of their creations, crafting images with passion, perhaps aware that their expressions might only briefly withstand the elements. This impermanence connects us to them in a profoundly human way—reminding us of life’s fleeting beauty and the universal drive to communicate, to express, and to leave a mark, however temporary.

A World That Could Have Been

In the end, the missing rock art of the Paleolithic era is a tantalizing glimpse into what might have been. Imagining a world brimming with ancient artistic expression inspires awe and wonder, driving home the profound truth that humanity’s artistic impulse is deep-rooted, boundless, and resilient—even when confronted by nature’s inevitable erasure.

#AncientArt #Anthropology #Archaeology #ArtHistory #ArtPreservation #AustraliaRockArt #CaveArt #CoaValley #CulturalHeritage #EarlyHumans #HumanCreativity #HumanHistory #Impermanence #OpenAirArt #PaleolithicArt #PrehistoricArt #RockArt #StoneAge

(06 May) AI Identifies Author of Charred Scroll Buried by Vesuvius for 2,000 Years https://s.faithcollapsing.com/9spg6 Archive: ais: https://archive.md/wip/BUqXy ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/rl0s3 #ai #ancient-rome #computer-vision #human-history #pompeii #volcanic-eruptions

Ice Age humans were fire tech pros. Finds in Ukraine reveal 600°C hearths using bone & fat. Mastered heat control in the deep cold. Ancient grill masters.
#Archaeology #AncientTech #HumanHistory