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A student once asked a scientist what she believed was the first true sign of civilization in an ancient culture. The student expected her to say fishhooks or clay pots or grindstones. Instead, she pointed to a single bone of femur, the thigh bone that had been broken and then healed in the wild. She explained. A broken leg means death. An animal can't outrun danger, can't reach water, can't hunt. It never survives long enough for the bone to mend, but this one had, which meant someone stayed behind someone, fed them, protected them, and cared for them through the weeks it took to heal. That's not a tool. That's not a technology. That's the moment we stopped surviving alone and started surviving together. Be that kind of civilized and pass this on to someone who needs it like subscribe and follow for more.

A student once asked a scientist what she believed was the first true sign of civilization in an ancient culture. The student expected her to say fishhooks or…