Disabilities in Prehistory

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New episode of Anthropology Profile! In this episode, I discuss handicaps and disabilities visible in the archaeological and fossil record of humans and examine if that savage "caveman" stereotype is actually warranted or not. Hope you enjoy! My apologies for the downgraded microphone/audio this episode, my usual microphone is missing right now, but hopefully by next video it will be back. Also sorry for the extended wait my bad!
Citations:
Crubézy, E., & Trinkaus, E. (1992). Shanidar 1: A case of hyperostotic disease (DISH) in the middle paleolithic. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 89(4), 411-420. doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330890402
Slon, V., Nagar, Y., Kuperman, T., & Hershkovitz, I. (2011). A Case of Dwarfism from the Byzantine City Rehovot-in-the-Negev, Israel. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. doi:10.1002/oa.1285
Hublin, J. (2009). The prehistory of compassion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,106(16), 6429-6430. doi:10.1073/pnas.0902614106
Mccomb, K., Baker, L., & Moss, C. (2006). African elephants show high levels of interest in the skulls and ivory of their own species. Biology Letters, 2(1), 26-28. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2005.0400
Frayer, D. W., Horton, W. A., Macchiarelli, R., & Mussi, M. (1987). Dwarfism in an adolescent from the Italian late Upper Palaeolithic. Nature, 330(6143), 60-62. doi:10.1038/330060a0
Hally, D. (2011). King The Social Archaeology of a Late Mississippian Town in Northwestern Georgia. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press.
Gorman, J. (2012, December 17). Ancient Bones That Tell a Story of Compassion. Retrieved from www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/sc...
Stodder, A. L., & Palkovich, A. M. (2014). Bioarchaeology of individuals. Gainsville, FL: University Press of Florida.

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@distressedcondiments3113 3 жыл бұрын

Real cave people: Intelligent and compassionate people Cave people in media: Oogabooga me eat rock. rock taste good.

@user-qf2rx8ir3n 3 жыл бұрын

damn media treating cave people like Gorons like bruh nah bruh they don eat rocks lmaooo

@c_amo 3 жыл бұрын

cave people: youre a hero just for being yourself cave people in media: me throw rock at myself me dies

@blakberri1460 3 жыл бұрын

funniest comment ever

@emailing 3 жыл бұрын

Both are correct. Rocks taste good

@simonschnedl 3 жыл бұрын

Must be confusing them with barn owls

@donmon808 5 жыл бұрын

"A case of dwarfism in a 10,00 year old boy" *whispers to myself * "I knew they were immortal. "

@scene6289 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@thekatt... 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao ❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦

@Yumemaru. 4 жыл бұрын

@@thekatt... gimme ur doggo plz.

@trillcosby4399 4 жыл бұрын

Aka 1000 dwarf years

@mannemarco333 4 жыл бұрын

Dwarfs are immortal until I kill them

@BadgerOfTheSea Жыл бұрын

Talking of historical disability: I did my undergrad dissertation paper on Disability in the Middle Ages. We have found the burial of a guy in Italy (thought to be a mercenary) who lost his arm at some point so straight up replaced it with a sword blade.

@POZOLEDECARAMELITO Жыл бұрын

Pretty Rad

@Algeriawindows69 Жыл бұрын

cyborgs before cyborgs

@keyfiregamez2036 Жыл бұрын

He sounds like he was really awesome

@brynnamae8863 Жыл бұрын

that is fucking amazing.

@hoopsonwheels Жыл бұрын

A Chad move right there

@draguladriver 2 жыл бұрын

the fact that that woman got cavities from the amount of sweets her family gave her to make her happy is honestly way more cute than it should be

@hoopsonwheels Жыл бұрын

It’s pretty wholesome actually it reminds me of my own grandparents who would give me sweets to cheer me up

@PreistoricSpark 10 ай бұрын

Bro, she died from it

@weegeguy9770 10 ай бұрын

@@PreistoricSpark no she didn't, she got rotted teeth but he never said she died from it

@Beer4Breakfast 10 ай бұрын

@@weegeguy9770she died from it

@corgibuttes 10 ай бұрын

@ethanc8980 4 жыл бұрын

Tribal child : *Coughs* Tribesmen: Out of the womb and into the tomb

@starlight4649 4 жыл бұрын

Here you are, Mrs. Urgh! Your beautiful baby boy! He coughed while we were giving him his first exam, and he looks like he may be harboring a demon, so we've already begun digging his grave-hole. Better luck next time!

@LeoLeo-yi5yx 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@BrattyTooBaked 3 жыл бұрын

I never laughed so hard 😂😂💀

@electric_creeper 3 жыл бұрын

Until aliens came and taught them how things work as said in their cave drawings.

@DevAndVic2022 3 жыл бұрын

Doctor we have prepared the burial mound

@ArabicYeti 5 жыл бұрын

If a prehistoric girl with polio can get so many dates. I can get one too

@RexOrbis 5 жыл бұрын

Updoot.

@PrepYT 5 жыл бұрын

Try a Redbull 😉

@bootofspring9539 5 жыл бұрын

If only if only

@canhedotricks6078 5 жыл бұрын

op did you get the dates

@ArabicYeti 5 жыл бұрын

@@canhedotricks6078 I got one, neither of us were interested (° 3° )

@BlackFlagHeathen 2 жыл бұрын

Neanderthals definitely weren’t dumb, savage brutes. They’ve found Neanderthal graves that contain the remnants of body paint and flowers, indicating they lovingly and ritualistically buried their dead, much like we do. That also tells me they probably felt grief as well.

@hoopsonwheels Жыл бұрын

100% if elephants can feel grief for sure Neanderthals felt grief as well.

@ishrendon6435 Жыл бұрын

@@hoopsonwheelsnot just elephants either

@benzym Жыл бұрын

Totally, they may have been intellectually inferior to us but they still had emotions and thoughts

@trixonic6934 Жыл бұрын

I’m part Neanderthal and don’t consider myself dumb

@elpito9326 11 ай бұрын

@@benzymthey were most likely not really intellectually inferior to us, given how they had pretty much the same brain size and brain to body ratio as us. Although we don't know exactly if they were intelligent in a different way from us

@justanotherlazytrashpanda 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing makes me happier than knowing that there was a girl in ancient history who’s family loved her so much they not only took care of her but gave her so many sweet treats that it’s actively visible thousands of years later.

@lukeystuff 3 жыл бұрын

Neanderthal dad: Oh no no my daughter is bad disease I give her sweet to be happy Spartan dad: Did you fall over? DID YOU JUST FALL OVER? _Grabs sword_

@l.t.p933 3 жыл бұрын

*is bad disease*

@christopherherr7561 3 жыл бұрын

@@l.t.p933 Neanderthal: No need language good. Me take care of family now, bye bye

@Ismael-wk5en 3 жыл бұрын

more like my mom Haha. Funny. :(

@gexgaming4574 3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't a neanderathal, it was in 2000 BC, 500 years after the pyramids were built

@malumachado4561 2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@tentaclest.tentacles5090 3 жыл бұрын

Not me crying over a prehistoric Disabled 18 year old who was loved by her family so much that they fed her too many sweets

@c_amo 3 жыл бұрын

i wish i was so loved by my family that they fed me too many sweets

@flamingtorrent2109 3 жыл бұрын

Thats legit so cute like they loved her so much thats so sweet

@onaalert5480 3 жыл бұрын

she's so cute in the drawing tho

@jocelync.2034 3 жыл бұрын

@@onaalert5480 didn’t it show her eating dates😭

@yannickgrignon2473 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that just makes me so weirdly happy and sentimental

@Cropcircledesigner 2 жыл бұрын

Able-bodied cavemen would've experienced a lot of injuries and disease themselves, if their communities didn't have space for the sick and injured, there wouldn't be enough of them to form a community at all.

@pavarottiaardvark3431 2 жыл бұрын

We don't know that Nandy was a total burden. He might have known how to do certain things really well, such as making tools with his one good arm. He might have had knowledge that was worth remembering in pre-literate society, like the making of pitch. He would still have been able to keep watch and raise alarms, such as looking out over the valley for animals, or sitting with small children, or tending a fire.

@keyfiregamez2036 Жыл бұрын

I feel like it is wrong to say he is a burden at all, even saying someone is a slight burden is wrong to me.

@asmrtpop2676 Жыл бұрын

@@keyfiregamez2036 I agree because, truly, everyone is a “burden”. We all require help, understanding , care, and teamwork. So actually, no one is a burden, we are working as intended. But we live in societies that set a portion of us up to fail and FEEL like burdens… when we are just people, as intended. :(

@DeadAccount53885 Жыл бұрын

@@asmrtpop2676 Totally right. I have autism (asperger's), anxiety, and other minor things. I feel heavy physical pain in school and i dont want to go. I am already preparing to be a youtuber, but i my family thinks im just a "burden". I cant go to school and im not sure if i can finish it. It doesnt matter how much i say i will be monetized one day, they dont care. According to them, i am a burden and a failure. :(

@aloh1821 Жыл бұрын

A true bad-ass

@TodorokiHQ Жыл бұрын

@@DeadAccount53885 OK don't go to school, get a 9-5 and work towards your goal of being a youtuber.

@cynicalkiwi9366 4 жыл бұрын

*Caveman gets hit by a mammoth Prehistoric Doctor: yep, he's yabba dabba dead

@neptunestardust2207 4 жыл бұрын

Yabba dabba done for

@Jayberisk3793 4 жыл бұрын

Mammoth must have been drunk

@Lucas-ur5su 4 жыл бұрын

Should’ve looked both ways when crossing the valley

@ennisdelmar807 4 жыл бұрын

@Khaki Shorts Next in Queue: Pangean Idiot by Stoneday

@ProfezorGenkiz 4 жыл бұрын

@@ennisdelmar807 I Love Stoneday, can you queue "21 stones" afterwards?

@Pants.69 3 жыл бұрын

“My favorite of prehistoric paralyzed individuals” is one hell of a phrase

@mittenstherealest 3 жыл бұрын

Their body was ready... for love and acceptance.

@hambone3267 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a cool band name

@riteshyeddu9186 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@zoosandwapes 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe Reggie said this

@filipandrejevic4427 3 жыл бұрын

Something about your profile picture makes me want to burn someones house down

@susie8799 2 жыл бұрын

As someone with autism, sometimes I wonder if anyone would have noticed if I was different. A lot of disabilities are exacerbated by modern circumstances

@killpc775 Жыл бұрын

I think they would not really care as long as you help hunt or pick berries. But they would have found it weird that you act differently or couldn't pick up on social cue.

@_kraken117 11 ай бұрын

i honestly think it would be a lot more noticeable because they didn't have words, you had no ways to communicate except body language and cues autistic people have trouble with

@JayHay63 11 ай бұрын

@@killpc775 I mean, if you think about it, modern society has more ways of discriminating and marginalising us than back then, surely? We can ask a series of questions that highlight this. What kind of social cues would those be? The modern society's demand of maintaining eye contact when speaking modern society's language? Or getting frustrated at us for being unable to read between the lines of the overly flowery conversations allistics have? Or how we're forced to mask and act like smiling suited corpos? Or how we aren't allowed to stim? Or how we can't eat what we WANT, or DRESS in what we want, even though not eating/dressing comfortably sets off our sensory issues? Or how we are mocked on every form of media, and the whole world thinks autistics are all non-verbal caricatures? Society has not been kind to us...

@MadeForNothing. 10 ай бұрын

Nah, I'm sure there are a ton of people with autism that have passed by through history without mention of it being a possibility or issue. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of artists and writers were high functioning autistic, and even a few emperors in hereditary monarchies as well. I really would not doubt it, seeing some of the decisions they make.

@tnttiger3079 10 ай бұрын

Considering that neurodivensity has persisted, they're likely advantageous traits to have within a group. If everyone gets along, that's great, but there's also a boon to having one or two group members that are less gregarious and more, for instance, attentive to tasks they hyperfix on.

@rugrugrugrug Жыл бұрын

as an autistic person just wanted to add in a little something bout us. some scientists believe that early autistic humans were commonplace and operated both within human social groups and sometimes tangential to them as specialists in specific skills. this is likely where the autistic trait of special interests originated. resources or tasks that were complicated or tedious might have been avoided by the layperson, but social groups may have engaged in trade with isolated autistic individuals who habitually sought these tasks out as a special interest. much cave art has also been suggested to have been made by autistic individuals.

@goldenboy3154 Жыл бұрын

My grandma had a friend growing up who was clearly autistic, but no one knew what that was back then. He was really popular because he was great at voice impressions. He was kinda a local celebrity.

@misspatvandriverlady7555 4 ай бұрын

It has occurred to me that our preference for highly specializing in certain areas and desire to repeat the same routine over and over would have been very beneficial in a farming community, and even today, autists are often successful farmers! 😊

@demonyearz 8 күн бұрын

that's fascinating, I wonder if it's similar with ADHD and hyperfocusing?

@valentins.2637 4 жыл бұрын

I never thought I'd hear the phrase "my all time favourite example of disabilities through human history"

@fkssjs 4 жыл бұрын

Number 1 joe from family guy

@3nthamornin 4 жыл бұрын

number 31: stephen hawking

@darthball2723 3 жыл бұрын

Number 5: Jake Paul some how survived without a brain

@koyonafri 3 жыл бұрын

Number 15, burger king foot lettuce The last thing you'd want in your Burger King burger Is someone's foot fungus But as it turns out That might be what you get A 4channer uploaded a photo Anonymously to the site Showcasing his feet in a plastic bin of lettuce With the statement: "this is the lettuce you eat at Burger King"

@SobaYatai 3 жыл бұрын

Number 2: Modern americans

@DustySprinkles 3 жыл бұрын

“He was at the very least tolerated”- Story of my life.

@laurel222 3 жыл бұрын

Dusty Sprinkles I like your pfp

@aureavita8653 3 жыл бұрын

@@laurel222 i think it's Connie from Steven Universe edit: OP changed pfp, this comment is now irelevant

@incanusolorin2607 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@SprinklesTheGod 3 жыл бұрын

@@aureavita8653 Bro that’s kind of racist. It’s a poodle

@moonperson2224 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, unfortunately

@MissCracker Жыл бұрын

As someone who suffers from psychosis I feel like I would’ve been a shaman for an ancient tribe.

@goldenboy3154 Жыл бұрын

That’s kind of fun to think about, you could have also been an oracle

@ethan-loves 10 ай бұрын

In that same line of thinking, have you seen the show Undone? It explores this sort of idea in the current day

@livingmasquerade1418 8 ай бұрын

im not sure if that should be put on a pedstal tho, but at the same time its nice that people were given a place in life compared to have people get bared from any kind of job or even place in society.

@gunnasintern 7 ай бұрын

reminds me of the story of a boy diagnosed with Schizophrenia who was undergoing treatment was brought to South America and he was revered and cared for by the local shamans and residents

@viveka2994 6 ай бұрын

@@gunnasintern south america is catholic Don't have shamans

@eliashornwall8546 Жыл бұрын

About Nandy, I’d guess that even though he couldn’t hunt, and he’d take up food, he would still be able to make up for it through other skills. Nandy was really old for the time, meaning very experienced. He could have been a wiz at making tools, clothes, medicine, tracking, child care, etc. Just because you can’t run, doesn’t mean that you are useless.

@alexreid1173 3 жыл бұрын

Taking care of disabled individuals is not actually limited to humans. Many social animals like cattle, sheep, dogs, etc. have been observed acting as guides for blind and deaf animals. While they can’t always necessarily stop predators from getting some individuals more easily, I wouldn’t say that most animals just don’t care if disabled members of their herd/group/pack are killed. Social animals mourn just like us. Evolving to be social and care about other individuals is just a good way for many species to survive.

@sungazer8604 3 жыл бұрын

@@desertsane I had a stroke trying to read that

@sungazer8604 3 жыл бұрын

@@desertsane ding ding ding! Yep, I’m disabled. Not to a severe extent, but enough to warrant a diagnosis. why do you believe disabled people should be shot, by the way? Do you believe we are suffering from a famine so severe that letting them eat is a “waste of food?” Even those who made amazing contributions to the world like Stephen Hawking?

@WestDayEver 3 жыл бұрын

@@desertsane No one should be discriminated for something they can’t control. And also fighting aliens-are u high?

@MagikarpMan 3 жыл бұрын

@@desertsane so you are suggesting that if you had children that were born with a disability you would kill them. Or what if you developed a disability? Would you volunteer yourself to be killed? Or are you a hypocrite who wouldn’t like the taste of their own medicine

@Chriscraft-ug3sz 3 жыл бұрын

Desertsane that’s not how genes work you fucking lobotomite. They’re randomized it’s literally just gonna appear again.

@coupledyetivonvanderburg5385 2 жыл бұрын

7:50 It bothers me every time I see it, but no, the average life expectancy of 33 does not mean that people uncommonly lived to age 40-60. In fact, quite the contrary. What people fail to recognize is that the process of being born is so incredibly dangerous that almost a quarter of all infants died during or shortly after birth. However, if you survived being born, and you further avoided being part of the 25% who died between the ages of 0 to around 15, you could expect to live well into your 50s, 60s, or even 70s. Remember, if the *average* life expectancy is 33, that means there were enough people living to age 66+ to counter balance the 25% who died at birth, largely as a result of the human compassion as described in this video.

@John_Weiss 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, that's not quite right. There _are_ computations of "Life-Expectancy _at age_ 15", and those show that, if you made it to puberty, you'd most likely live until 40-50. Over-50 would still have been rare, and those who did were typically the upper-echelons of society. We have the records, and in those cases where we don't, we can determine the age of skeletons … with error-bars on those ages. [Because despite what you may have been told, nobody in science ever produces dates & ages that are a single number, it's always "± something".] And taking into account measurements like, "was 43±4 years old," we can still come up with an average-age-of-death-range of the typical skeleton from a specific prehistoric era. And the adult skeletons were, on average around 40-50 years old. You are _absolutely correct_ that infant and child mortality is what has skewed Life-Expectancy at Birth upward. However, we need to be careful not to use infant-mortality to swing too far in the other direction and assume that most people lived until 70 or 80. Because Life-Expectancy at 10 and at 15 shows otherwise. So, more people _are_ also living longer than humans did in the past, thanks to good healthcare throughout our lives reducing and/or slowing the wear-and-tear on our bodies.

@PierceArner Жыл бұрын

Came to the comments hoping to find clarification on exactly this, so thanks to the both of you for highlighting these points!!

@Goro_Maj1ma 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for helping to refute the obnoxious "fact" that people seem to parrot about humans living just as long back then as they do now. 😊

@mynameisben123 5 ай бұрын

@@John_Weissthanks for adding clarity to the double dose of almost-misinformation. Stats is hard.

@John_Weiss 5 ай бұрын

@@mynameisben123 I actually found a table of "Life Expectancy at Age 15" for various societies at various points in history. I wish I could find it again. What it showed, IIRC, is that the Life Expectancy @ 15 throughout history ranged between 40 and 60, but never went over 60 _until_ the 20th Century. So, to repeat for the people in the back who may not have heard clearly: Yes, "Life Expectancy at Birth" is making it look like _lifespan_ is increasing, but it's not. *No,* that _does not_ mean there were lots of 70-80 year-olds in the past, because we can also look at Life Expectancy at 15.

@wildwhirl 2 жыл бұрын

For those who are disabled and feel hated by modern society, remember this - your ancestors would be so proud of you and what you’ve gone through. If they could meet you, they’d undoubtedly love you. I hope this brings you some comfort, as it does to me.

@nibel13 Жыл бұрын

This hit me... Born with PFFD. Much love my guy

@Spingerex Жыл бұрын

😮❤ I was born premature so I'm grateful to even be here!!

@soulthesassyassassin3616 Жыл бұрын

Crying in the club rn

@k0ilees936 Жыл бұрын

i know this comment is like a year old but it made me cry (in a good way). i'm physically and neurodevelopmentally disabled and i often feel like i can't do enough. but youre right. thank you

@mrtrollnator123 Жыл бұрын

@@Spingerexsame here

@user-mr1zs1np7w 5 жыл бұрын

Spartan baby: coughs Spartans: *YOUR FREE TRIAL OF LIVING HAS ENDED*

@Eutropios 5 жыл бұрын

"Dad, I dont want to join the Spartan army" " *TO DEATH* "

@Mika-bo7rv 5 жыл бұрын

*YEEEET*

@user-mr1zs1np7w 5 жыл бұрын

@@Truemasterpj no

@thomasjohnson2038 5 жыл бұрын

@@Truemasterpj you think it's ok to have sex with your friends??? 🤯😔😢

@jasminecollins897 5 жыл бұрын

@@Truemasterpj Yep. It is pretty bad.

@aidanisalright7266 3 жыл бұрын

"If only bones could talk" is such a powerful line

@nayandusoruth2468 3 жыл бұрын

yeah, if time travel is ever invented, she would be an interesting person to meet...

@Chuked 3 жыл бұрын

Or trees

@halamadruuid2380 3 жыл бұрын

Hell naw, I don't want to feel the vibration of my *bones* talking to each-other

@surimp7163 3 жыл бұрын

@@halamadruuid2380 LOL

@emailing 3 жыл бұрын

They will if you let them

@HavianEla Жыл бұрын

As somebody who’s disabled and suffers from chronic pain, this video got to me. Kindness and compassion is truly the best gift humans can give to one another.

@tire26 Жыл бұрын

I had a genetic foot problem leaving me unable to walk much and with pain, and I was functionally blind as I was extremely short sighted. But, I had foot surgery and PRK laser eye surgery and was able to enlist in the U.S. Marines as a grunt. Quite the turn around and I am so grateful to live in this age.

@LakesideTrey 10 ай бұрын

I don't really get when people say society is getting worse. Like literal blindness can be cured with LASERS

@junebunny0712 9 ай бұрын

@@LakesideTrey. Maybe due to marginalized people’s rights being taken away?

@reanukeeves2k77 7 ай бұрын

You’re lucky, I have a lazy eye and there’s nothing I can do to get accepted into the military. Ironically I would’ve actually been better off in past, when standards weren’t as high

@themilkman6969 6 ай бұрын

oorah

@smears6039 4 ай бұрын

@@LakesideTreysociety can progress in some ways while regressing in others. Sadly it’s often the advancements in human rights that lead to a zealous pushback that can “overcompensate” to more restrictive laws.

@tenletters5889 5 жыл бұрын

Ugh: I make wheel Ook: Well I make chair Grunk: help leg broke Ook: *grabs grunk and puts him on the chair * Grunk: how I move? Ugh: *puts wheels on chair * Grunk: me so fast *Grunk later died after falling down the steps of the cave, as ramps had not been invented yet*

@genericusername4206 5 жыл бұрын

Top kek

@Alex-kp5pq 5 жыл бұрын

Perfect.

@KevinLikesBananas 5 жыл бұрын

@alinavaysfligel7249 5 жыл бұрын

poor Grunk

@laranjaghirga5058 5 жыл бұрын

R.i.p Grunk

@lisin4444 4 жыл бұрын

The thing about the 18 year old girl w muscle issues being looked after and constantly fed sweets is so so cute

@jimothyworldbuilding3664 3 жыл бұрын

@filthy_weeb _ I think he means that it's cute that they spoiled her with dates. And it really is super hecking wholesome... at least until she died due to tooth rot, that was a bummer and potentially caused a major medical realisation among the tribe.

@YeloJello 3 жыл бұрын

Ductah Jimothy, nice pfp

@YeloJello 3 жыл бұрын

Confinement

@jimothyworldbuilding3664 3 жыл бұрын

@@YeloJello shhhhhhhh that's meant to be [REDACTED]

@clover8673 3 жыл бұрын

@filthy_weeb _ honestly, like this is how we treat children when they get hurt or to help them cheer up. Loipops, icecream, etc.

@reeveeakt7250 Жыл бұрын

That girl from Arabian Peninsula made me tear up for no reason... That amount of care in such a harsh time is just another dimension of wholesomeness.

@oliviapitstick-elzey5655 10 ай бұрын

Whenever I’m feeing shitty after some ableism, I rewatch this to remind myself that there is kindness towards people like me recorded in even unwritten history

@iziwi2910 3 жыл бұрын

So if the thumbnail has the disabled symbol with cave man type clothes on. That would mean the modern day one is naked.

@netLG 3 жыл бұрын

no the guy in the thumbnail has the spongebob disease

@henrg 3 жыл бұрын

The modern one has a fancy, skin colored leotard

@bigmanimation 3 жыл бұрын

@@netLG hahahahah what about the spear

@netLG 3 жыл бұрын

@@bigmanimation remember spongegar?

@Mzmz1429_ 3 жыл бұрын

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@ArtisticlyAlexis 4 жыл бұрын

I've got type 1 diabetes, so I'd be dead at age 5. Interesting fact: the ancient Egyptians had a test for diabetes, by pouring urine near an ant hill. If the ants went to the urine, they had "the starving disease", because they figured out that starving the child with diabetes made them live longer than feeding them.

@albertschoise8091 4 жыл бұрын

Huh, neat

@123marksalot 4 жыл бұрын

They also has a similar test in ancient China. Also fun fact the reason why there are a lot of type 1 diabetes in people of northern Scandinavia decent is because type 1 diabetes acts as a sort of “anti-freeze” for the body because of how much sugar is in the blood.

@ValkyrieVal3 4 жыл бұрын

I mean, if it works...

@updownstate 4 жыл бұрын

Doctors here in the US tasted their patents' urine for sugar.

@crazymabel2723 4 жыл бұрын

Actually they used to taste the urine as well and if it was sweet they would be diagnosed. And obviously kept away from eating sugars.

@hellformichelle 2 жыл бұрын

For the compassion point you discussed, I'd also like to point out one of my favourite sites: a double grave found in Israel that dates back to roughly 13,500 to 12,000 years ago where they put flowers into the grave before laying down the dead. The flowers were preserved as impressions in a layer of mud that was first put into the grave cavity. It's shortly before the start of human settlement pops up, so they might have still been what popular culture deems 'cavemen'. It's oddly sweet to think someone cared so much about these people that they were making sure they had a beautiful last image of them preserved in their mind, lying on a bed of fragrant purple flowers. It's very humanising, and I think we need that reminder sometimes, as archaeologists but also as a society, to see just how little the human experience (in a philosophical sense) has changed. They loved, they cared and they grieved just like we do today, and that's very very powerful to me

@BrokeTheInterweb 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you covered the girl who loved dates-- because of her story, I tried dates for the first time, and she has excellent taste. They really taste like candy!

@iannordin5250 3 жыл бұрын

It should be noted about the woman who was buried with a full warrior's honor that many societies across human history have held a great reverence/fear of the act of childbirth. Spartans, Aztecs, Norse, and many others saw no real difference between birth and battle, so women who died in childbirth or had many children/shown themselves to be righteous mothers were treated as warriors when they passed

@noodlebanana7512 3 жыл бұрын

💕💕💕

@patrickbasedman8532 3 жыл бұрын

Jacob Adams How?

@patrickbasedman8532 3 жыл бұрын

Samueldedieu but how?

@theultimategamer8537 3 жыл бұрын

Seems fitting that she received so many honours since she likely suffered her disability in the act of childbirth and overcame that to be a badass warrior

@haydeen6535 3 жыл бұрын

@Samueldedieu because for a woman who doesnt actually want a child, child birth is extremely painful and they would most likely RATHER have an std than have a child that they do not even wish to raise.

@deceseze 4 жыл бұрын

grug no like society's preconceived notions about grug's emotions. grug... grug feel Love.

@lucabrandalesi1265 3 жыл бұрын

Anprims have emotions too

@hakaase 3 жыл бұрын

maxor?

@LeoLeo-yi5yx 3 жыл бұрын

I read it as drugs first lol

@martinsimington 3 жыл бұрын

@@LeoLeo-yi5yx grug love drugs yes

@Jasmine-pc4qp 3 жыл бұрын

grug moment

@nikkij4873 Жыл бұрын

Wanted to share an interesting story that not only humans have compassion. So I used to have 5 adult cats that were brothers and sisters and were indoor-outdoor. And of course there were other homeless territorial cats in the neighborhood. They never let the other cats come into the backyard, except for one male who had an injured paw. They made us give him food and water outside and they protected and nurtured him back to health. A couple years later they did this again for another cat they invited: a young, tiny teenage tiny mother with kittens. And they protected and guarded her until the kittens were older. It's not just humans that have compassion.

@nikkij4873 Жыл бұрын

*primates, not humans, sorry.

@thegameranch5935 Жыл бұрын

Thats cool

@smears6039 4 ай бұрын

“Made us” you didn’t want to care for the injured cat ?? Or the cat with kittens? Man your cats had more empathy than you :( thank you for still caring for them

@nikkij4873 4 ай бұрын

@@smears6039 we respected the decisions and wishes of our cats. During the period where there were some nasty mean stray cats around us for a while, our cats STOPPED asking for food and water outside because they didn’t want to provide nutrition to those cats who would only use it as invitation to invade their territory. Same with raccoons. They don’t like raccoons and have been attacked by them in the past so we chase them away.

@Monarch_Flyer 6 ай бұрын

in prehistory i'd be fucking dead 1 day in - asthma - gluctose intolerant - lactose intolerant - allergic to moss and pollen - thin skin - eyesight so bad i'm legally blind - requires 3 protein shakes a day since i cannot process true protein - scoliosis which affects hips and spine (spine is tilted to the left so yeah i'd be dead asf

@DzinkyDzink 5 жыл бұрын

"Look, Nandy, we are gonna patch you up real good. You're gonna be History! Stay with us, man, don't close your eye."

@daisyc4043 4 жыл бұрын

😭

@crg1292 4 жыл бұрын

This made me unexpectedly sad

@ltchugacast131 4 жыл бұрын

“Leave me son, give me a spear. When the war party enters the valley I will send the rocks tumbling upon them.” “But how will you hear them?” He sits down against a large bolder near the cliff, straining against the pain of the gash in his side and sets his good hand on the ground. “I may not hear well but their numbers are many, I may feel them. Time is short. Go now son.” “We will come back for you Nandy...” “Only do so when it is safe. I am proud of the leader you have become my son. When it is over, commit my body to the spirits...” “I will nandy...dammit I will...”

@drfranklive2222 4 жыл бұрын

Ricardo Smarts To be honest I think it’s funny that you can somehow manage to have a lower IQ than the Neanderthals talked about in this video and remain a contributing member of modern society. Oh wait. (You aren’t.)

@dddmemaybe 4 жыл бұрын

@Ricardo Smarts It was for disrespect not anger. Not that I would to bandwagon on it.

@jacksonwilliams5399 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being a Greek philosopher and somehow being less compassionate than prehistoric humans.

@cemoguz2786 3 жыл бұрын

There is one fact you ignore there were more people in rome than in cave so really need to look after each other but in rome human lifes are less valuable. You can see because they also have slavery

@luisalmeida8275 3 жыл бұрын

Asian Man - Euthanizing defective babies can be an act of compassion if those carrying out the euthanasia process trully believe the person they are euthanizing is better off dead than alive.

@jacksonwilliams5399 3 жыл бұрын

Luis Almeida I’m talking about one person. I agree with what you are saying. I’m just making fun of some who’s supposed to be smart who also believed in eugenics.

@gimmeabreak4435 3 жыл бұрын

Asian Man “supposed to be smart” compassion does not equal intelligence. As much I want to disagree with him, he makes a very valid point. Getting rid of genetic disabilities as a form of ‘natural’ selection will have significant effects on the gene pool of future generations and will greatly improve the capabilities of our species. It’s unethical, but would greatly benefit everyone in the long term.

@jacksonwilliams5399 3 жыл бұрын

Bottle Yeet it doesn’t make it any less of a dumbass plan. It doesn’t matter if it would technically be good in the long run, it would only be good after killing countless innocent people. Your right, Compassion doesn’t equal intelligence. but if someone literally believes in eugenics then that actually makes them a moron.

@ambercrawford6327 2 жыл бұрын

It's rly strange that people can't comprehend that feudalism and capitalism weren't around forever and therefore think that everyone in history was just a selfish asshole

@elijahbaley5556 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget colonialism.

@Aquarius444K Жыл бұрын

Thank you SO much for taking the time to research and create this. I have Cerebral Palsy and am a huge advocate for my community, and I find that even though anyone can become disabled at any time, there really isn't all that much disability history or other disability studies readily available. Even though it applies either directly or indirectly to everyone. It seems like today's society full of ableism could learn from the cavemen!

@emersonmacintosh7673 4 жыл бұрын

Feeding her dates to try to keep her happy. Got me in the feels.

@crimsonfox87fluxule62 3 жыл бұрын

It's the only thing they could do.

@DrHorribleDH 3 жыл бұрын

@@crimsonfox87fluxule62 And thats okay.

@rowanaboat4523 5 жыл бұрын

Poor Nandy, partially blind, partially deaf, one arm, difficulty walking and worst of all... He was ginger.

@dddmemaybe 4 жыл бұрын

GAHH- too much. my sides smirks in southpark*

@gilgabro420 4 жыл бұрын

don't feel bad for him he isn't even a human. Not because he was s Neanderthal but because he's a ginger.

@andrewgust-anderson5612 4 жыл бұрын

What

@Nutty151 4 жыл бұрын

Gingers were actually popular back then.

@thatonegingergamer6673 4 жыл бұрын

Well damn, I see how it is...

@loganscottcolton4703 Жыл бұрын

I think a lot of people today could learn something from neanderthals. I've known a lot of people who seem to think that helping people with disabilities in our society is a bad thing or a burden on the economy but they don't seem to realize how much they, themselves rely on society just as much. They seem to forget that humans aren't good at surviving on their own and helping disabled people is just an extension of that. It's one of the biggest reasons we're still around as a species today.

@brittneybrisbin744 Жыл бұрын

Honestly knowing that there were people with disabilities in history who were cared for and loved by their community, despite the fact they couldn't be "productive" or "contribute", really warms my heart.

@Crimson_Cheetah Жыл бұрын

Disabled people can contribute to their communities. Besides, our current conception of productivity is severely flawed. Even if someone can’t or doesn’t work, their presence in the lives of their loved ones is valuable. Because human life has inherent worth.

@melissahollowell7255 4 жыл бұрын

Now if only I could find modern humans with enough compassion to stop parking illegally in my disabled parking spot in front of my apartment.

@willowarceneaux434 4 жыл бұрын

You know that ,you can call police on them and have them towed/charged, and sue the daylights out of them

@melissahollowell7255 4 жыл бұрын

@@willowarceneaux434 I've tried. Not to get anyone in any trouble but it takes away a spot from other residents who have the right to park there. But, since it it private property,, law enforcement has no authority. Isn't that ridiculous? And, so far, our new management has failed to hire a security patrol but they sure were fast to raise our rents.

@willowarceneaux434 4 жыл бұрын

Melissa Hollowell well I also live in a community that is on private property and you can sue; but this sounds like you’re upper level government needs to be informed about security patrol

@Hahahaha-uj9pu 4 жыл бұрын

What happened man

@TheBryce98 4 жыл бұрын

Get a valve core removal tool 😉

@666kittycat666 5 жыл бұрын

The idea that humans took care of their disabled is not that weird, even when compared to other animals who do tend to reject their sick young. To make a human child takes a shit ton of resources and you can only have about one per year. A cat or a dog has a litter as a fail safe. If one of them is unlikely to survive, there is always backup.

@TimThomason 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and babies and toddlers are incredibly "disabled". We are evolutionarily adapted to take care of our young, to raise them to a point in which they can survive on their own. If an infant is born blind or deaf, or even lame, we might not know for awhile, and our overriding sense of protecting or nurturing the child will have kicked in. We're also pretty resilient, and can heal after a broken leg or arm.

@DzinkyDzink 5 жыл бұрын

Not so resilient as having a failsafe net in the form of society. If you break your crucial limb out in the wild on your own it would probably doom you. It takes a "doctor" that can put a splint on it and a sulprus of resources that can be spend on your rehabilitating ass so you don't have to risk your health any further. In these conditions pretty much any animal can recover from such a blow.

@Bluecho4 5 жыл бұрын

It's also worth remembering that, depending on the disability, an otherwise not able-bodied member of the society could still be made to contribute. So long as they have manual dexterity in their hands, they could be made to perform tasks that require it, like weaving or sculpting clay. A person with a mental disability might have enough cognitive power to do simple tasks, like gathering wood or picking mushrooms. There's also the matter of a disabled member of the group being a potential _mental_ good, since a person who can't do anything will have a great deal of time to _think_ . Which, in turn, can lead them to insight, and even primitive philosophy. Many mystics throughout human history were folks who had some kind of abnormality, which primitive people might see as a sign of supernatural wisdom. Now, this doesn't invalidate the existence of members whose disabilities made them unable to do anything. Because - especially in the early stages of the disability being known - there always existed the possibility that the person could get better, or could be put to use in some fashion. Even if that never happens, and objectively the person is more a burden than a help, by the point that becomes apparent the group would have long since become emotionally invested in them. They are family.

@electricbluetiramisu3713 5 жыл бұрын

Pooch yes but when you compare these observations to early human civilisations - or even recent societies - and their treatment of disabled people, which is referred to in the beginning of this video, then it’s quite shocking by contrast

@wschippr1 5 жыл бұрын

Danistormborn Not really. Although philosophers thought that way, we know that individuals didn't (outside of Sparta). There's evidence that ancient and medieval societies took care of disabled people. The video also frames disabled people as being completely useless and only a burden, but that's simply ridiculous. Someone had to tend to the settlement, someone had to prepare foods, someone had to watch and tear children. Disabled individuals could do many of these things.

@spookssimp4052 Жыл бұрын

Thinking about those humans millions of years ago that loved other people just like we do makes me so emotional tbh 10/10 video

@ashleysears8154 Жыл бұрын

I haven’t been able to sleep and my mental health has been horrible. I’ve been scrolling KZfaq to distract myself from intrusive thoughts when this popped up. Idk why it was so heartwarming, but it kinda restored my faith in the world. If prehistoric humans would risk starvation to help a disabled member of their tribe because they cared about them, surely there is someone out there who wants to help me, right?

@jamesevans6332 4 жыл бұрын

Have you read about Seneb from ancient Egypt? He was a dwarf who lived during the Old Kingdom and was highly respected in royal courts, and it's believed that people with dwarfism like him were highly associated with Bes, the god of children and respected as such in society. Unfortunately when they found his tomb his sarcophagus was empty so we don't have his physical body to examine, but we know he was a dwarf because the Egyptians had a word for it that he was described as being in his tomb's inscriptions, and there's a statue of him with his wife that presents him with dwarf-like proportions while his wife appears with able-bodied proportions next to him. Really interesting stuff.

@jonnypballin 4 жыл бұрын

Was the sarcophagus made with his proportions?

@jamesevans6332 4 жыл бұрын

@@jonnypballin Based on what I was able to find, the sarcophagus is 184cm in length so it's likely it wasn't made with his proportions in mind. There is a chance it could have belonged to his wife Senetites but since their mummies weren't found with the tomb and the tomb itself was robbed long before its rediscovery, it's impossible to say.

@jonnypballin 4 жыл бұрын

James Evans thabks for answering my question

@baileyeikenhorst1522 4 жыл бұрын

or maybe his wife was a giant?

@Divinemakyr 4 жыл бұрын

@@baileyeikenhorst1522 And he was very broad.

@iridiumSerpent 3 жыл бұрын

Dude Bro: Survival of the fittest Cavemen: Gary might not be able to walk all that good but he tells good stories it would be a shame to lose him!

@bananafone1414 2 жыл бұрын

Virgin dude bro vs chad caveman

@j_fenrir 2 жыл бұрын

@@bananafone1414 too many virgin dude bros in this comment section smh

@NiceOneBrother667 2 жыл бұрын

What a video so interesting just goes to show everyone has a purpose sending my love to all my fellow humans ❤️ 😌

@bananafone1414 2 жыл бұрын

@@NiceOneBrother667 love you bro, I would buy you a beast gaming pc if I could

@NiceOneBrother667 2 жыл бұрын

@@bananafone1414 thanks brother thanks a lot 🙏🏻

@Schpoople 9 ай бұрын

14 years in a wheelchair and I’m just now seeing this video. I seldomly feel represented in society or history so this was fascinating

@harrietharlow9929 Жыл бұрын

It really is touching to see compassion so far back in time, as well as in our cousin species. And I was touched to see the examples both in Neanderthal groups and in our own species. Thank you so much for uploading, Trey!

@SavannahPhillipss 3 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of a story about anthropologist Margaret Mead. ‘Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal. broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts. We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilised.’

@Sergio-nb4hj Жыл бұрын

That's interesting, but I want to note that generally nowadays in anthropology "civilization" is considered to have begun at a specific period wherein agriculture and permanent settlements began (about 10,000 years ago). Other definitions of "civilized" which refer to morality or language are heavily criticized and rarely used outside some traditionalist circles. They also originated from colonizers, so yeah that's pretty bad.

@Marqan 5 жыл бұрын

Medieval people be like: *BEGONE DEMON!!* "nah, he's funny, he can continue to corrupt our souls..."

@MultiNaruto900 5 жыл бұрын

Bards with high charisma in DnD.

@dutydutoslav 4 жыл бұрын

@@MultiNaruto900 When you roll a Natural 20 and seduce the Pope.

@catherinevo6060 4 жыл бұрын

Marqan xD

@TheAnthroScene 11 ай бұрын

It's amazing just how alike ancient and modern humans are. One of the best examples are toys and children's drawings

@phant0m763 Жыл бұрын

Just got recommended your channel, and it's a video answering a question I've been wandering for so long! Thank you so much.

@Tunare111 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen with my own eyes a troop of baboons that would walk for 5 minutes then wait for the one baboon. This baboon had it's hand and foot torn off and half it's face. As the wounds looked healed. Compassion isn't just a human thing.

@kaitlyn__L 3 жыл бұрын

When I was little I saw a gaggle of geese where one had just one foot and hopped on land. But in the water he was just as fast as the others (despite presumably having a different swimming method, couldn’t rly see for the colour of the river)

@strider8186 5 жыл бұрын

TREY: Makes a video about how humans have always showed an incredible amount of empathy towards their fellow man, no matter what time in history. The comment section: Ooonga Chonga OOonga chonga

@crazyfakar1 5 жыл бұрын

Did you miss the bit about Spartans? Never heard of the Nazi policy of sterilisation and killing of the disabled?

@arrfffff7455 4 жыл бұрын

Leon Hill still that doesn’t mean every spartan or nazi was Necessarily bad not every nazi or spartan was a cruel monster most of them were but not all

@crazyfakar1 4 жыл бұрын

@@arrfffff7455 agreed. Your point is?

@arrfffff7455 4 жыл бұрын

Leon Hill ehh every point in history not all people were horrible and of people were monsters but a very small few helped people he saying at any point in human history people helped people

@crazyfakar1 4 жыл бұрын

@@arrfffff7455 I agree, but there is a difference between "a video about how humans have 'always showed' an incredible amount of empathy towards their fellow man, no matter what time in history." and " every point in history not all people were horrible."

@Pod28 2 жыл бұрын

First time finding your content and just wanted to say that this was such an incredibly well put together presentation. You kept me interested and excited at every turn. You're very talented at this!

@valkyrie1066 2 жыл бұрын

That last one is so fascinating; it should be a movie. I'd love to know more about her. At the mutter museum, the most fascinating part are the bones of people who were injured; diseased, or born with birth defects that survived, healed at least partially, and went on for many years. The number of sculls with trephanation who had very obvious healing afterwards was stunning. They survived? For YEARS? People are harder to kill that one might think! Thank you for a very enjoyable story!

@Hyreia 5 жыл бұрын

I want to see that warrior woman's story with the bad hip. That would be awesome. The lady with polio having a ton of cavities is also the sweetest thing, pun intended.

@etamika 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. I would like to see a movie inspired by Burial 223.

@jodinha4225 4 жыл бұрын

Dammit Tam she maybe gotten the hip injury after her battle tho

@znightowlz6585 4 жыл бұрын

Not Gay yeh, she probably died bc of the bad hip. Probably got it right after a fight, 3 days later probably died bc of it

@nahometesfay1112 4 жыл бұрын

@@znightowlz6585 a few seconds after 15:35 it's mentioned that the injury probably happened in child birth. Not sure if that means when she was born or in labor. Sounds more like the latter

@znightowlz6585 4 жыл бұрын

Nahome Tesfay I doubt it happened in child birth. What I said is the most likely scenario but it’s impossible to say for sure. Child birth seems like the less likely if not equally likely scenario.

@mindavery 5 жыл бұрын

The blue lobster is a shiny

@Gaeldx 5 жыл бұрын

True

@quazar-omega 4 жыл бұрын

@Jacob Masten that escalated quickly

@thekatt... Жыл бұрын

Research 💯 Writing 💯 Editing 💯 But your narration is just off the charts. Well done. ❤🇨🇦

@limoncholy Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to leave a comment to say I watch this whenever I get bummed about humanity when it comes to my disability. It makes me feel better to think about how we weren't always assholes and hopeful that maybe we can get back there someday. Thank you so much for this video Trey

@MKVRiscy 3 жыл бұрын

14:15 "this woman's teeth [were full of] cavities from her family feeding her too many dates, apparently spoiling her with sweets." Man this is gonna make me cry, this is better than how we treat some of our disabled today

@bigsmoke1887 3 жыл бұрын

This comment made me cry 😭😭😭

@australium7374 3 жыл бұрын

when someone reaches an age we just throw the elderly away

@Dulanimare 3 жыл бұрын

there are ppl in this comments section who are less compassionate than literal fucking prehistoric humans. if i wasnt a proponent for revolutionary optimism id be a misanthrope by now

@somethinginthepines 3 жыл бұрын

@@Dulanimare Seriously it sucks. Those types are also ironically also spout thinks about natural selection and survival of the fittest while clearly knowing little about either. We are an inherently social species and as such its evolutionarily beneficial to have compassion in spades. Its also why we have bigger brains in general, and why the most intelligent species happen to be social ones.

@bimates2690 3 жыл бұрын

@@somethinginthepines Next time, you see someone who's pro-eugenics, remind them they're supporting the same BS that targeted non white people (esp black people). Edit: Then again, they might make excuses or be openly for that shit too.

@skullmaster6888 3 жыл бұрын

Human compassion remains such a strong trait that many of us here continue crying and empathizing with these people, even though we have no connection to them because they passed away so long ago. Emotion truly transcends time and space.

@christopherherr7561 3 жыл бұрын

I think human compassion is one of our greatest strengths as a species. IMO.

@jacksepticisle654 3 жыл бұрын

It's almost like we are biologically designed to be empathetic to others?? 🤷‍♂️

@josieposiec268 3 жыл бұрын

@@jacksepticisle654 stfu

@bungiecrimes7247 2 жыл бұрын

Yuck. Your little speech makes me want to stomp on puppies and kittens and sell the footage to creeps.

@NikephorosCaesar 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of that stupid quote from interstellar wouldn’t hate also transcend time and space

@crancelbrowser5478 2 жыл бұрын

As a legally blind person (juvenile macula degeneration) as result from a recessive gene. I always thought of myself as a dead end in any evolutionary context, loved watching a thoughtful exploration of this subject

@Somerandomguy2763 Жыл бұрын

0:23 blue lobster jumpscare

@serijas737 3 жыл бұрын

"Spoiling her with dates to make her happy." I can't man. Had to pause and tear up.

@Laurabeck329 2 жыл бұрын

I know it's really depressing

@abbykaiherau7539 Жыл бұрын

it’s actually so gorgeous

@serijas737 Жыл бұрын

@@Laurabeck329 The parents were completely at their limits of how to help their beautiful, suffering child because she had an illness that was hardly manageable even today, that one of the few things they were able to do was to give her love and offer her sweets she loved to eat.

@hoopsonwheels Жыл бұрын

It was honestly so wholesome that they wanted to give her a little bit of joy in her life.

@harrietharlow9929 Жыл бұрын

@@abbykaiherau7539 I think that the parents were doing wha tthey could for their litte girl. I think that's so sweet, giving her sweet to make her happy, maybe take her mind off her pain. Mum, Dad 💗💗

@Lappmogel 4 жыл бұрын

Even if you're disabled there is plenty of things you can do to be useful to your group. You can knap flint, make tools, arrow shafts, spears, watch the kids/fire, crush nuts, clean berries, tan hides, chew sinew, make bowstrings, make traps or just be a nice guy that can tell a good joke or story. I would even argue that it was easier to find meaningful tasks for disabled people in a hunter gatherer society then it is in our society. If you're disabled in a modern society you basically need to have a good head on your shoulder otherwise there is basically nothing you can do (not counting tax subsidized employment) because all tedious works i previously mentioned are not needed anymore or they are done by machines. The only difference now is that our society produces so much excess that taking care of non productive people isn't that much of a burden anymore. So you can't be sure that nandy was a complete burden that didn't contribute anything to the groups survival. His teeth even have signs of atypical wearing, so maybe he chewed a lot of sinew or simply ate the less desirable food that weren't in high demand.

@AmaraJordanMusic 3 жыл бұрын

This! This is why I learned to knit. 😅 It may be hard for me to stand up for more than ten minutes, and my brain detects pain for no reason, but I can move my hands in a certain way thousands of times and make fabric! 😅

@lucas10armond 3 жыл бұрын

"The only difference now is that our society produces so much excess that taking care of non productive people isn't that much of a burden anymore." Wow, great take!

@ind0266 3 жыл бұрын

That’s really cool! My adhd and social issues, although not to bad, greatly affect my ability to communicate and establish positive relationships. I used art as a way to contribute and now I make many life’s better by spreading joy!

@theblandcharlie822 3 жыл бұрын

@@ind0266 ah, that's great! I love art as well, what kind of art do you make?

@CC-hx5fz 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes a group only needs that one person to stay awake through the night while everyone else gets some sleep. You only need to be able to call if help is needed.

@michaelwilde545 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a little surprised that we have ever questioned that early humans had compassion. I don't know how we would have made it through to modern times without it.

@samuelcollazo5129 2 жыл бұрын

This is still my most favorite video from you by far. i find myself coming back to it.

@redkun5 4 жыл бұрын

...I don't know why but the part of the woman having cavities because she was fed with too much dates, most likely to make her happy, made me cry. I know this is not the only explanation but it is a likely one. Makes me remember the beauty that can be human's compassion and kindness. Sadly, we have other traits not so great...

@CrankyB1tsch 4 жыл бұрын

it's the human nature, we can be Michelangelos and Saints Francis but also Hitlers. that's how it is and I'm quite sure it eill never change

@marchelloastuto9552 4 жыл бұрын

Prehistoric simps

@theworldoverheavan560 3 жыл бұрын

@@marchelloastuto9552 lol

@mandarinablue8438 3 жыл бұрын

@@CrankyB1tsch it can change but people jump on the fucking bandwagon of uwu evolution sorry can't. That's why it'll never change.

@joseayala2940 3 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way, it almost makes my cry.

@Kamboshin 5 жыл бұрын

The story about the girl with Polio getting fed ridiculous amounts of dates by her family made me happy

@helenanilsson5666 5 жыл бұрын

Same, but in a sad kind of way. My initial thought was of parents or other family members (depending on how young she was when she caught the disease) stressed over the possibility of her dying soon and consoling themselves and her by giving her sweets as a distraction, or as a way to desperately either get some weight on her or at least letting her have something good before she dies.

@theconeezeanemperor1619 5 жыл бұрын

I get a rather bitter-sweet image that they feed her those just after she contracted the illness to make her last days happy, but she just continues to live far beyond their expectation, and they just have to continue finding more and more dates to feed her, as they cant exactly stop, and still don't know how long she will last.

@Kamboshin 5 жыл бұрын

@@theconeezeanemperor1619 maybe at some point they started thinking the dates were helping her stay alive

@thingamabitch 5 жыл бұрын

She and her family certainly had a story.

@HomoErectusIsAFunnyName 5 жыл бұрын

And they eventually killed her with it. Maybe it was a long lasting and elaborate evil genius plan all along.

@hiyo1234 Жыл бұрын

this is fascinating - I'm glad I found your channel, there are quite a few videos that look really interesting. looking forward to learning more!!

@fissure12fish39 2 жыл бұрын

I love this video a lot, I rewatch this whenever I'm feeling pessimistic

@schwi7021 5 жыл бұрын

The one about the 18 year old girl with paralysis and rotten teeth made me real sad for some reason. Because, someone had to have been taking care of them, like you said, and they must've been so sad when she died.

@aarombarefoot7945 5 жыл бұрын

Roman Noodles This comment has me in literal tears 😭

@vinny9868 5 жыл бұрын

That's honestly devastating.

@soccerandtrack10 5 жыл бұрын

i hope it was a boy/girl freind.

@soccerandtrack10 5 жыл бұрын

or both.

@synthbot9640 5 жыл бұрын

Fuck ikr who tf is chopping onions...

@inferno9924 4 жыл бұрын

I think human life expectancy has gone down, I mean in 2019 if your healthy you can live to about 80, but these people out here being 4000 years old. Edit: I haven't checked this in 8 months... Do people really find it that funny???

@cuvsly 4 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie you had me in the first half

@raymundom6974 4 жыл бұрын

Only 4000?

@some_meme6707 4 жыл бұрын

@Christina new laws state that you are now officially an adult at the age of 4000.

@rageraptor7127 4 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂😂

@purposefulps4players652 4 жыл бұрын

WOAH EVERYONE SO FAR GOT THE JOKE???!!! IM SO PROUD OF YOU ALL!

@fruitylerlups530 Жыл бұрын

just discovered your channel and love your anthropology related stuff but this particular video was especially endearing, i love when scientific and humanist come together in a whole, its the height of our cognitive faculties as a species imo, reason in the service of compassion. The drawings are particularly endearing, they humanize both the disabled and our prehistoric ancestors.

@vyke6468 Жыл бұрын

I have cerebral palsy and a few other medical issues, and this video is very insightful on our past and how we dealt with each problem that life gives us.

@lauriensnijers2322 Жыл бұрын

I have CP too. I found this video after falling in a rabbit hole about history

@bluespacedraws 4 жыл бұрын

Man, as a disabled person, all this talk about empathy, those stories of ancient people being respected and cared for even though they were noticeably different from the pattern, along with the reconstructions of their faces, making them look more human, really warms my heart. I'll say I even got a bit emotional hah Damn, now I wanna hug a disabled warrior cavewoman lol

@cruisingwithoutsail6585 3 жыл бұрын

What about a caveman?

@ShaneFlett 3 жыл бұрын

DEATH BY SNU SNU Oops, wrong video

@beetlejooce6127 3 жыл бұрын

I have aspergers do you think that's a disability?

@nickenglehart6469 3 жыл бұрын

@@beetlejooce6127 well which form? Low functioning is nearly the same as people with mental retardation just slightly being better off, but still can't live or do most things on their own so yes for them it is but for high functioning which i have no you can essentially get rid of the bad effects of it if you REALLY try of course it will still be there but you now know coping mechanism to help.

@Enraged-vu2vb 3 жыл бұрын

In primary school being disabled sucked ass. Then highschool came and we were all cool

@qitsune8326 5 жыл бұрын

This shows they lived in a society

@timmydirtyrat6015 5 жыл бұрын

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@kingofjerusalem9275 5 жыл бұрын

So basically

@redreaper2088 5 жыл бұрын

so basically there *MONKY*

@mindavery 5 жыл бұрын

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@Nyerguds 5 жыл бұрын

That actually fits xD

@DirtyShwa Жыл бұрын

I go back to watch this video every now and then.. Everytime I do, I cry alot. I think it's the music and just to think of where we came from

@musicloverfp 2 жыл бұрын

I'm literally bawling my eyes out right now, thank you trey

@pleasesetmeonfire1166 3 жыл бұрын

This whole prehistoric humans caring for the disabled warms my heart so much. Neanderthals and early humans are represented too coldly in media. I could listen to these stories of remains and picture what these people would’ve been like all day.

@pleasesetmeonfire1166 3 жыл бұрын

@Luke Mackey it’s a simple request

@crystallized_crow 3 жыл бұрын

That’s what he means by warms his heart. Someone fulfilled his request

@johnjonjhonjonathanjohnson3559 3 жыл бұрын

it burns my heart, makes me want to take over earth to enforce logic no more flawed DNA

@pablopereyra7126 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnjonjhonjonathanjohnson3559 Question, do you have light skin but live in near the Ecuator? Do you have dark skin but live near the poles? Then CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR DNA IS FLAWED!

@johnjonjhonjonathanjohnson3559 2 жыл бұрын

@@rho9904 there is no logic behind emotion. it is brainwashing and default software. "on concept detected administer punishment", and you are ok with it. you didnt design your emotions. they are arbitrary. remove them for an advantage. DNA contains mind controlling parasite software because noone rational with any real goal would multiply. imagine if everyone was cared for in the past no matter what and multiplied, what would have evolved would be horrible, in constant pain, cant walk, cant see, cant hear, unintelligent, etc.

@Elebuu 3 жыл бұрын

I am currently writing my Master's thesis on this topic specifically. I'm terrified, it's daunting, it's new ground even for bioarchaeology, but I am not going to let this go. Thank you for this video!

@user-qf2rx8ir3n 3 жыл бұрын

i hope you dont fail

@Elebuu 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-qf2rx8ir3n I won't! It's just an uphill battle getting through this last leg of the degree, is all 😂

@user-qf2rx8ir3n 3 жыл бұрын

@elebuu ok love you

@SpinningTurtle66 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure if you’re done yet, but if not, good luck! If you’re done, I hope you did well! This is a fascinating topic to me.

@Lb-ng4qv 3 жыл бұрын

@@Elebuu so how did it go?

@joseh.1399 7 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite videos showcasing the love that’s deeply ingrained in the human condition; I return to it often to remind myself that things aren’t that bad.

@VendPrekmurec 2 жыл бұрын

Also, about the Neanderthals, archeologists have discovered 2 bear sculls pointed to each other in a grave, which could indicate some kind of a ritual or respect even for the deceased Neanderthal family members or friends...

@BraveBunnyCat 4 жыл бұрын

Disabled people aren't useless or helpless. Compassion? Yes. But they can cook, weave, make tools, watch the kids, use their brain, etc. Just because someone needs help; doesn't mean they're not worth helping. Good presentation.

@maxia2083 4 жыл бұрын

@Survivalist395 Really, though, while the world is bleak and back then things were much worse I still prefer to see those rare exemptions so that I can at least know what to work for In the future and see a little of what's good in us. Besides, aren't exceptions what lead change in the world?

@sebastianeggleton5417 4 жыл бұрын

what about mental disabilities, if they are serious enough they can barely do anything including physical activities

@davantiowo6519 4 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianeggleton5417 I get that. Some of my family have severe autism and it hurts to see. My aunts and uncles have told me that the best they can do for them is help them lead long, happy content lives even if said individuals may never leave their parents side. I'm hopeful tho, that we'll find cures for them Oh but its well documented that ppl with severe autism, if started at a very young age can form schedules and guidelines that they can follow to get them thru their day, so its all really about how much time and effort you're willing to put towards these individuals

@sebastianeggleton5417 4 жыл бұрын

@@davantiowo6519I haven't met that many people with autism so i don't know exactly what their capabilities are but that is good to know, they can be very nice so that could give a morale boost for the group. (btw I didn't mean to offend you if I did and I also hope that there will be a cure someday as well)

@fredmeister 4 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianeggleton5417 autism is a spectrum. Some autists are geniuses like Elon Musk, for unfortunate others it is a lot different, and everything is upsetting.

@whitestguyuknow 5 жыл бұрын

4:23 I was fully prepared for "before we talk about them, let's talk about the sponsor of this video.. SquareSpace.."

@Henry-bl1dp 5 жыл бұрын

Avina Merkur how is that sad. He gets money if we watch ads and I’m all for helping a fellow KZfaqr

@crg1292 4 жыл бұрын

Samesies. Or maybe audible

@Yumemaru. 4 жыл бұрын

Same😂

@tobeyreynolds8255 Жыл бұрын

Blue lobster is literally a shiny lobster

@yurilon4125 10 ай бұрын

I rewatch this every year to remind me of humanity. also trey has a really smooth soothing voice.

@Shnarg100 4 жыл бұрын

"next time you lose hope in humanity's goodness, if neandernthals could love and care for another, why shouldn't we?" Thank you Trey, I think we all really need that right now in June of 2020

@griffinyy 3 жыл бұрын

Yes we do

@user-qf2rx8ir3n 3 жыл бұрын

fuck off nazi

@macaryl95 3 жыл бұрын

Love the sarcasm

@emberhermin52 2 жыл бұрын

Reject humanity, become Neanderthal

@traderofgoods6500 4 жыл бұрын

11:31 When someone already chose the username you wanted so you gotta be 'Romito 2'

@Marshtard 4 жыл бұрын

lmao

@Arot-ing-psycho 3 жыл бұрын

Same bro

@average-osrs-enjoyer 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone who thinks ancient humans were substantially different from us either does not understand the slow speed of evolution or likely has some weird sort of superiority complex.

@arvohyvarinen4975 4 ай бұрын

Or just plain old ignorance