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hey /sci/ when do you think culture first evolved

>> No.3972584

After language, the single most important thing ever.

>> No.3972586

>>3972584
/thread`

>> No.3972591

As soon as there was any behavior that was learned rather than genetically inherent.

>> No.3972604

>>3972591
would you say that is constricted to Hominids though? there is evidence that several species of fish learn behaviour's that are neither ecologically or genetically driven, and are socially learnt

>> No.3972616

>>3972584
Probably would've had to come after agriculture, too. The formation of villages and cities after agriculture took hold led to the beginning of the exchange of information between many groups of people, as well as the sectioning off of peoples into groups that would eventually form their own culture.

>> No.3972624

>>3972604
No, I wouldn't limit it to Hominids.

>>3972616
>Probably would've had to come after agriculture, too.
I don't get this at all. How could you even develop agriculture without culture? (and I'm not talking about the words).

>> No.3972634

>>3972616
Nah, there's evidence that both religion and construction of megalithic religious monuments predate agriculture. Those are two pretty big aspects of culture.
Someone who has a religion and builds massive fucking temples in honor of their religion can't be said to not have culture.
See: Gobleki Tepe

>> No.3972635

>>3972584
>>3972586
>>3972616
>implying humans are only animals with cultures

>> No.3972662

>>3972634
Heck even the construction of tools, given that it is a learned behavior, indicates culture.