Comments by "Peter Jacobsen" (@pjacobsen1000) on "Stefan Milo" channel.

  1. Very interesting video. I suppose the collection of these sculls is not that different from a modern-day hunter hanging up heads of deer and moose. Why do modern-day hunters do that? Why don't they hang up sculls of rabbits and pheasant and pigeon? I know several hunters, and to them, killing a deer is hard, it's something you don't do every week, or even every year. Hunters hang these heads up to celebrate their kill, to show others what good hunters they are. They take considerable pride in them. So, we can then put ourselves in the shoes (did they have shoes?) of these Neanderthal people. Their lives would have been precarious, it would have been a constant struggle to get enough food for the whole band/tribe. Killing a large animal like a woolly rhino or an ox would have meant ample food for the whole band for days on end. It could have meant the difference between death and survival for some of the children. In addition, these are very scary, dangerous animals. The Aurochs was a huge animal, it probably killed many hunters in its struggle for life. It may have been much more dangerous than a Grizzly. Imagine yourself with 4-5 friends using sharpened sticks having to kill a Grizzly for survival. You have to do it, even though you know it could end your life. Then, once you have succeeded in this major hunt, is it any surprise that your band would place extra importance on that kill? Is it any surprise that you would display those skulls as a sign of your greatness as a hunter?
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