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I name thee Is there any anthropological evidence or archaeolgical evidence to accuratly (or at least relatively) date when humans first started to give themselves or other people names?? (As in are there any cave pantings or the like referencing names?)
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Reply	tbrucenyc says: "The history of names is so ancient that no one knows the beginning of the story. Since written history began, and as far back as oral ..." http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/names/namehist.html (no votes) Tags: Humanity.
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