What Darwin was too polite to say, my friends, is that we came to rule the earth not because we were the smartest, or even the meanest, but because we have always been the craziest, most murderous motherfuckers in the jungle.
Stephen King
The above is a quote from my favourite author, Stephen King – and he’s probably quite right.
However, the new Netflix paleoanthropology documentary Unknown: Cave Bones may prove that a hominid species other than us were advanced enough to think about what happened after death – even if humans probably came along and killed them all in the long run.
The documentary focuses on Paleo anthropologist Lee Berger, as he and his team try to prove the world’s oldest graveyard – located in South Africa and discovered by him and his team – is not human.
The trailer explains that: “If Lee and his team can prove that this ancient, small-brained, ape-like creature practiced complex burial rituals – it might just change everything we know about hominid evolution and the origins of belief.”
Unknown: Bones is just one of four documentaries (each prefixed with Unknown) exploring different stories in lesser explored areas of the world.
“Each film pushes the boundaries of knowledge, ventures into unexplored regions, and unlocks the secrets of our world through the stories of remarkable people & places never before captured on camera.”
This one is particularly interesting to me, because it explores parts of history that we have absolutely no sodding idea about. We assume humans killed all the other hominid species, but why? Is that why the uncanny valley theory makes us react so strongly? What made us so damn special in the end?
Unknown: Cave of Bones is directed by Mark Mannucci and debuts on July 17th.
Source: GeekTyrant
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