What Ancient Humans Actually Did When Someone Died

Someone you know is going to die. You already know this. And when it happens, there will be a funeral, a burial, maybe flowers something that feels like it has always been done this way. But what ancient humans actually did when someone died is far stranger, far more varied, and far more human than anything you've ever seen at a modern funeral. In this video, you'll discover how Neanderthals buried their dead 100,000 years ago, the controversial "Flower Burial" at Shanidar Cave, why ancient communities plastered the skulls of their ancestors and kept them visible in their homes, why entire families lived above the bones of their dead at Çatalhöyük, and why modern grief science is now confirming what ancient cultures always believed that staying connected to the dead may be exactly what humans are built to do. If this changed the way you think about grief, hit like and subscribe. New videos every week on the hidden science behind being human. #ancienthistory #archaeology #neanderthals #burialrituals #griefscience #anthropology #humanhistory #deathrituals #prehistory #ancientcivilizations #skullcaching #catalhoyuk #skyburial #cremationhistory #ancestorworship #humanorigins #evolutionaryanthropology #funeralrituals #shanidarcave #endocannibalism #mourningrituals #paleoanthropology #humanbehavior #educationalvideo #culturalanthropology