> According to the conventional view in paleoanthropology, only our species, Homo sapiens, had the cognitive capacity to construct watercraft. And to reach the island where the rhino was found, well, like Chief Brody says, “you’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
I think if you throw enough hominins in small boats at the ocean, at least a few of them are bound to survive the trip, right? I wonder how many island settlers in pre-history were just castaways who happened to hold on to a tree long enough to survive a monsoon-spurred ocean trip.
I think if you throw enough hominins in small boats at the ocean, at least a few of them are bound to survive the trip, right? I wonder how many island settlers in pre-history were just castaways who happened to hold on to a tree long enough to survive a monsoon-spurred ocean trip.