Did Ancient Humans Pee on Ancient Jellyfish Stings?
Did Ancient Humans Pee on Ancient Jellyfish Stings? Friday November 2, 2007#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) A team of researchers has identified the oldest jellyfish ever found through fossil records. The jellyfish is thought to be 500 million years old. A fossil “snapshot” of an ancient jellyfish Photo © B. Lieberman It makes me wonder. Since jellyfish are now pegged at 500 million years old and humans have been around about two and a half million years, it stands to reason that ancient humans had some contact with ancient jellyfish. Did the sting hurt just as much 500 million years ago? Photo © K. Raskoff It also stands to reason that ancient jellyfish got in a sting or two. So, how did our ancient ancestors handle the dreaded jellyfish? If they drank alcohol (one look at the average caveman tells you they at least had some for
