is there a utilitarian school of archeology that looks at what would absolutely necessitate these things for survival? astronomy is for navigation, particularly over large distances (deserts) and at sea. music and flutes are for both signalling over distances and abstraction of language into transmissable signals for coordination. circumcision is as honest signal as possible for membership (hah!) in a group that provides security and benefits to its mothers and children. the feminine cults show that matriarchy is the harbinger of conquest, as objectively, the thing those civilizations and tribes had in common is being overrun and wiped out.
simple material explanations that can be modelled as incentives, each demonstrably essential for survival, which is the only ultimate measure of success. we don't need psychic aliens or DMT elves to make testable hypothesis' and predictions based on these necessities. Look for the physical necessities of survival instead of symbols and narratives and it probably yields better results.
simple material explanations that can be modelled as incentives, each demonstrably essential for survival, which is the only ultimate measure of success. we don't need psychic aliens or DMT elves to make testable hypothesis' and predictions based on these necessities. Look for the physical necessities of survival instead of symbols and narratives and it probably yields better results.