@cassana@the-crossroads-inn.com
Post #1576396
2025-02-11 12:28 UTC
During the Last Glacial Maximum, which lies centrally within the figurine's date range, the annual global average temperature was a balmy 8℃, combined with missing faces, arms, feet, etc. seems to indicate we're not dealing with a wholly-literal depiction. (8/12)
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@cassana@the-crossroads-inn.com 2025-02-11 12:28
Plus, let's tackle the mammoth in the room, one single interpretation applying across 24,000 years and 7,500km is unrealistic, yet that's the common approach. We know oral traditions can continue for a long time provided these aren't threatened by factors such as mass migration, environmental changes, and significant outside interactions. Yet we know palaeolithic cultures migrated and absorbed one another, the landscape changed drastically, and groups interacted. (9/12)