Obviously, this discovery is the evidence of the first murder case in human history, or at least the first case known to the scientific community. So far, what caused the first murderer on earth, and what made the situation of this crime extremely strange?
In the early days of scientific research, there were two diametrically opposed views on human nature. Hobbes believes that the nature of Homo sapiens is extremely violent, and so is the whole evolution and development of human beings. This is a one-on-one war. On the other hand, there is a man named jean-jacques rousseau who believes that human civilization is based on cooperation. The argument between them continues to this day. Who is right, Hobbes or Rousseau? What is the true nature of human beings?
In order to find out about the bodies found in caves in Spain, scientists decided to study these remains more carefully. They assembled a skull from 52 pieces scattered in the cave and then determined his age. It turns out that the owner of this skull lived about 430 thousand years ago. However, this does not surprise scientists. Scientists' attention is mainly focused on the two cracks above the left eye. They have exactly the same outline. At first, scientists thought that these scars were produced when they fell to the bottom of the hole. However, nothing can cause such a symmetrical fracture when observed in a cave. In addition, no signs of healing were found in the injured area. This means that the owner of the skull is either injured or dead, or there is a crack after death.
Scientists began to study the causes of these skull fractures in more detail and concluded that they were caused by the impact of Shi Mao or an axe. Judging from the location of the fracture, it was a deliberate murder. The attacker hit the area above the victim's left eye several times with his right hand. After that, the murderer dragged the lifeless body and threw it into the cave. However, it seems that the victim is far from the only one who suffered from serious physical violence, because besides him, the bodies of 28 other people were found in the cave, but no traces of violent death were found. But scientists are sure that they were dead when they were thrown to the bottom of the cave. It is possible that several criminals committed the first massacre in human history. Or serial murders. It is worth noting that such crimes occurred at least 6.5438+0.3 million years before the appearance of human beings.
To be sure, only the ancient ancestors of Homo sapiens were cruel killers. Modern human beings are a more peaceful creature, but this is far from the truth. The first Homo sapiens just continued to follow the violent path of their ancestors, and another discovery confirmed this.
During World War II, human remains, including a skull with abnormal scars, were found in the cave of lavina. These remains can be traced back to about 33,000 years ago. For a long time, scientists could not explain the wounds they found. It was not until 70 years later, with the appearance of modern high-quality equipment, that researchers were able to solve this crime. Scientists made several head molds with a material that imitated the characteristics of real bones, and then the experimenters dropped them from different heights. We also tested various weapons, such as baseball bats and stone fragments. When the murder happened, if the victim was lying on the ground, he was hit in an upright position. After a series of simulated attacks on artificial heads, scientists compared the data with the location of the victims.
In the previous suspected murder, there was no sign of healing on the skull, so the hypothesis of postmortem injury was ruled out. Otherwise, the bone will be deformed when it is hit, so there will be a sharp edge at the fracture. This means that there was soft tissue in the skull at the time of impact. In other words, this person was still alive when he was injured, but the victim did not die on the spot, and the number of blows was not much.
The first blow happened face down, probably after being pushed down, and the victim stood up again after being pushed down. The second injury was directly caused by the attacker, who hit it with a blunt instrument, and then the bone fragments flew behind the skull. This shows that the killer was face to face with the victim, because the blow was on the right. Scientists believe that the attacker is left-handed. At present, this is one of the first murders known to scientists.
In modern times, we often blame violence on the media, computer games or violent movies, but the murderer I just described didn't play violent games or watch bloody murder movies. In fact,
The root of the problem lies in the deeper evolution theory. Biologists believe that the cause of modern violence is natural selection. Our ancestors have been cruel since they got up early. They kill people in a simple and rude way. They believe that only violent people can continue to rule the tribe. In the process of human evolution, aggressive genes are preserved and passed on to future generations, and finally reach us.
Although everyone tends to be aggressive, only a few people can commit real atrocities. In fact, in addition to aggression, evolution has given us compassion.
Because our survival depends largely on interaction and cooperation with others. Only in this way can we coexist with our own kind. In psychiatry, such people are called social patients and mental patients because they lack emotion.
Leading them to seek pleasure in destroying cars or hurting others. Is this antisocial personality disorder congenital, or is it the result of the influence of growth environment and surrounding social environment?
Murder does not need to be a psychopath, as long as there is a very close emotional connection with the potential victim.
The data of the United States Bureau of Statistics confirms this.
About 30% of the female victims' fate happened to their spouses, and 18.3% of the women were only killed by their ex-spouses, and 8.7% of the women were victims of strangers. This is because people are often impulsive and irrational in emotional situations, which may lead to shocking and irreversible consequences.
When answering my initial question about human nature, we can say with certainty that both statements are correct. We can say for sure that these two statements are correct, and this ability to cooperate and resonate with others also helps us to survive in the harsh conditions of the primitive world.
Art and culture, and most importantly, we have managed to suppress our animal instinct. Although violence will still happen to most people, at least one thing. Modern people, killing is completely wrong and unacceptable.
This gives us hope that over time, violence will become an unnecessary relic. What do you think is the motive of hominid killing in this video? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area for discussion.