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I know these would've been early-ass-humans
But I've always suspected in a non-tinfoil-hat way that human civilization extends further than we really know or suspect.
Not like 'oh we were super advanced' I just think maybe we've been building stuff for longer than the oldest stuff we've found and that we've been forming complex groups for way longer.
My thoughts always been if advancement is exponential, then there must be a huge long tail end on the early part of history that only 8,000 years (ish?) Is far too small to represent fully.
EDIT: I'm not interested in speculation about aliens building the pyramids. I'm talking about concrete factual achaeology and anthropology, not bad sci-fi peddled by a hack. Sorry.
As in proto species of humans sharpening obsidian material from volcanoes into axes 1.2 million years ago? Impressive fr >

As in they found the workshops where they made weapons for the white walkers >

Haha remember when the White Walkers were actually considered a threat? >

Barely an inconvenience >

The battle lasted less than an average workday for me >

Hey, it could have been longer if we didn’t have a massive brain fart and cavalry charged a horde of undead zombies that have no thoughts and don’t care to get trampled.
Dumbest shit ever….. >

Also that Calvary 100% were just brought back to life. 
“Hey! We know we are incredibly out numbered, all the odds are against us. But what if we give them our Calvary to use against us?”
At least the scene looked great. I think. Was kinda hard to see it. >

I saw the flaming swords and was like “a bit too early but okay”… and then they charged into it….
It killed all hope I had for the ending. >

“All without protective gloves” or, alternately, using hand-crafted leather gloves that rotted away to dust some time during the last million years or so. >

Where is prehistoric OSHA to lay down the law? >

Proto-human manager put a poster up in the proto-bathroom. What more do you want? >

Unions ? >

Proto unions just want you to pay your proto union dues. >

One obsidian axe per month >

And I hear proto Frank Zabatka is in league with the Greek. Dangerous stuff. >

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Reporting on the latest findings from the Melka Kunture archaeological site in Ethiopia, a team of researchers has described the discovery of an obsidian handaxe workshop within a layer of sediment dated to 1.2 million years ago.
This represents a staggeringly early example of obsidian shaping, and, according to the study authors, is the only handaxe factory ever dated to the Early Pleistocene.
When describing tools from over a million years ago, the study authors say that "The standardized obsidian handaxes provide ample evidence of the repetitive use of fully mastered skills."


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So a bot decided what the best sentences are to summarize the point of the article? That’s kind of amazing. >

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I luv cock.


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I was unsure but once I read the extended summary, “I luv cock” finally started to make sense >

Is there a pic of the Axe anywhere? >

I wonder if archeologists ever sort of freak out when holding something that old. Maybe I'm just that much of a history nerd, but I would be having a bit of an out-of-body experience holding a 1.2 million y/o axe head made by pre-modern humans. >


I wonder if archeologists ever sort of freak out when holding something that old. 

They absolutely do. My Grandfather was a geologist who got me into fossil hunting and I've run into many real archeologists and paleontologists over the years who all pretty much think like this: You are touching something that hasn't moved or been touched in X years and are the first one to see it do so. It's mind blowing for some people and I personally love finding fossils in situ where I can revel in my imagination of how the place I am standing looked millions of years ago. >

When I visited the Grand Canyon thats something the tour guide pointed out that stuck with me. That so many people for tens of thousands of years looked at it and were probably like "oh wow, thats a big hole". >

Sometimes I look at someone and think "wow, your gene pool hasn't evolved for millions of years". >

You need to keep away from those mirrors and do some mindfulnessing. >

a million fuckin years ago? existential crisis incoming >

What have you done with your life? [/glares]
Edit: To those downvoting: this was clearly meant in jest.  Hit a little close to home for you?