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Burials.
Watching shows on early man and when "they" find evidence of a burial and particularly if flowers were thrown in on the body researchers jump to the conclusion this is evidence of some sort of compassion or even perhaps driven by religious motives.
Why do folk judge other folk or circumstances by their own personal norms...in a prehistoric world of roaming preditors seeking food by scent (eg the black bear) would it not be prudent to bury your dead and throw in some flowers for no other reason than to kill the stink thereby to stop animals coming into camp to eat the dead departed and maybe live folk as well.
Heck in the bush the reason you bury something once its dead is so the dogs dont keep eating it...its not about compassion or religion its only about stopping the stink.
So the practise has been ritualised but really keep in mind presumably the real reason the practise was born for practical consideration.
Yes its cloudy so no need to ask☺
Alex
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