alt Hacker NewsHistory certainly does not predate sedentary farming. It seems reasonable to put at around ~8kya.
Certainly, some people still live as hunter gatherers. I presume people can deduce I do not refer to them.
History certainly does not predate sedentary farming. It seems reasonable to put at around ~8kya.
Certainly, some people still live as hunter gatherers. I presume people can deduce I do not refer to them.
I think specifying "recorded history" would remove the confusion. Human history could refer to the history of anatomically modern humans, including before farming.