alternate explanations, such as these were domesticated pets, cherished by thier...

lumost · on July 23, 2023

A good hypothesis to test, however why wouldn’t we observe human burials in the same (massive) cave system?

It would seem odd to develop a ritualistic burial for pets and skip the burial for humans. Reaching the burial spot is extremely difficult for human bodies.

rolph · on July 23, 2023

we currently separate pets from humans, we know they are different than us, but respect the undefinable qualia.

difficult to reach isnt impossible.

i think we would need to see evidence of parallel existence of feral, and domestic populations.