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(133,228 posts) Mon May 25, 2026, 06:53 PM Monday

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This is the â€œLady with the Hood.â€ It is 28,000 years old & perhaps the earliest depiction of a human face. Made from mammoth ivory, its delicate modelling & drapery of the hood belie the idea palaeolithic people were artistically crude. It is a beautiful piece.

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— Carausius (@carausius286.bsky.social) 2026-05-25T11:59:43.996Z

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You would think they wouldn't have had the free time. Amazing. surfered Monday #1

I don't know. I think some foragers did have some free time. applegrove Monday #2

Hunter gatherer societies have significantly more free time than we do. bluedigger Monday #3

I have read that modern hunter-gatherer societies spend about 20 hr/wk seeking and processing sustenance ... eppur_se_muova Monday #4

You would think they spent all their time just trying to survive. surfered Monday #6

Once adapted to their environment, they know how to wnylib Monday #7

In very bad times, they do. But on average, they don't need to exhaust themselves just to stay alive. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #9

My wife volunteered at a dig in Panama this past winter PJMcK Monday #5

What a great experience for her. wnylib Monday #8

Wikipedia article here: hunter Yesterday #10

I love the way the veil drapes. zanana1 Yesterday #11

But, the biblical age of the Earth to be around 6,000 years old. Emile Yesterday #12

Amazing talent. They must have had lots of practice. applegrove Yesterday #13