What Did Ancient Humans Do When Someone Died?

Someone you love just stopped breathing. For 99% of human history, there was no funeral home, no priest, no handbook — just a body and a choice. 120,000 years ago, someone decided a person mattered enough to be placed carefully in the ground. Red ochre carried 40 kilometers. Neanderthals buried with flowers. Bones carved into cups. We've been doing this ever since — and that refusal to let death be the end of the story is one of the most human things about you. #ancienthumans #humanhistory #archaeology #evolution #anthropology #prehistory #burial #neanderthal #deepdive #stickman