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hutnykmc t1_j1yxftz wrote

"Virgin" land (specifically in this context) typically doesn't translate to "uninhabited" but rather "unworked", meaning all of the resources used for agriculture and construction haven't been tapped, altered, or processed in any measurable way for the advancement of whatever Western civilization influence comes into contact with it first. It's more of a matter of semantic accuracy, not necessarily historic accuracy.

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Woden8 t1_j1yv3uf wrote

There is a theory about all the red okra painting that was happening by humanity across the world at similar times. Red okra is still used today by certain tribes as a natural sunscreen. Humans may have been experiencing either increased solar activity, or a decrease in earths magnetic field, which caused them to both use a sunscreen, and spend far more time in caves.

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