First Genius
ACCORDING TO MOST TEXTS, THESE WERE CREATURES WHO LOOKED PRETTY MUCH LIKE US. BUT SIGNS OF TRULY HUMAN BEHAVIOR--SPIRITUALITY, ARTWORK, SOPHISTICATED USE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE DENSE NETWORK OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT MAKE UP SOCIAL STRUCTURE--DID NOT APEAR UNTIL AROUND 40,000 YEARS AGO, WHEN A “CULTURAL EXPLOSION” OCCURRED IN EUROPE.