Claim: Anthropologist Margaret Mead said the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture is a femur that had been broken and then healed. She theorized that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die because you are unable to run from danger, hunt, and survive. But a healed thigh bone is a sign that someone has taken time to care for the injured.
Fact-check: Did Anthropologist Margaret Mead Say the 'First Sign of Civilization' Is a Healed Femur?
Verdict: Unproven
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Nur Ibrahim
Date published: 2023-07-28T20:15:52