100,000 BC: Earliest known human burial in the Middle East.Religious practices in prehistory Middle Paleolithic (200,000–50,000 BCE) ĭespite claims by some researchers of bear worship, belief in an afterlife, and other rituals, current archaeological evidence does not support the presence of religious practices by modern humans or Neanderthals during this period. Much pre-historic religion is subject to continued debate. A lack of written records results in most of the knowledge of pre-historic religion being derived from archaeological records and other indirect sources, and from suppositions. Written history (the age of formal writing) is only roughly 5,000 years old. The bulk of the human religious experience pre-dates written history. Religion has been a factor of the human experience throughout history, from pre-historic to modern times. JSTOR ( October 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: 'Timeline of religion' – news
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