It's been looking like stupid-on-a-stick for years now.
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Similar burial ceremonies developed in different places independently throughout human history, which is a good hint that it was not just a random fluke that we kept doing by chance, but that there must be something 'natural' to this behavior.
More on this later, when I'm not feeling like a mastadon trampled me at the market while choosing a nice brisket for dinner.