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Throwing Spears

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Or, the first short story.

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Stephen Palmer
Aug 18, 2023
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Although we can't perform archaeology on human minds, we can find some insight into the Palaeolithic human condition by studying artifacts left by those of our ancestors who made them. Some writers, notably Steven Mithen, Jean Clottes and David Lewis-Williams, have written insightful books on the prehistory of the human mind, using a mixture of evidence…

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