The Future of Archeology (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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The Importance of DNA in Humanity
We may even be able to use improved models of human psychology and sociology to help us determine more about day-to-day life in some ancient culture. Our ancestors were complex folks and changed much with time and place. Primitive does not mean dumb or simple, they were not us but at least for many thousands of years back their brains were basically the same. There was a common shared origin and much exchange of ideas through language written or spoken as well as art and technology. We can also exchange data through our DNA and as we build up a more complete picture of humanity's DNA pool we should be able to better connect old DNA to now.
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