Template:Did you know nominations/Prehistoric religion

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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 12:22, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

Prehistoric religion

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Diorama representing Neolithic ritual

Callanish Stones of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland

"The Sorcerer" of Grotte de Gabillou, France

... that in the argument about whether shamanism (shamanic cave art pictured) was practiced in prehistoric religion, academics arguing each side called their opponents "shamaniacs" and "shamanophobes"? Source: Price, Neil (October 2011). "Shamanism". In Insoll, Timothy (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. pp. 989–990. ISBN 9780199232444.
- ALT1:... that some stone circles (pictured) such as Stonehenge were perhaps great graveyards of honoured spiritual leaders in prehistoric religion? Source: Hayden, Brian (17 December 2003). "Megaliths and Mages". Shamans, Sorcerers, and Saints: A Prehistory of Religion. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books. pp. 230–233. ISBN 9781588341686.
- ALT2:... that prehistoric religion was likely based around rituals (pictured) intended to strengthen community bonds, some perhaps as extreme as penile subincision (not pictured)? Source: Sterelny K (27 December 2019). "Religion: costs, signals, and the Neolithic transition". Religion, Brain & Behavior. 10 (3): 303–320. doi:10.1080/2153599X.2019.1678513.

Reviewed: Did you know nominations/Kate Nicholl
Comment: Images go in order (ALT0 with image 1, ALT1 with image 2, ALT2 with image 3). Really asking for a picture hook -- especially ALT2! That last one is probably my favourite, but needs that pictured/not pictured juxtaposition to work. As usual, the history is complicated by merging, and complicated additionally by the fact it's so long an article now and took quite a lot of edits to write; Special:Permalink/1025081072 is the last revision before me (4729 B/722 words), Special:Permalink/1029996948 is my first in mainspace (74 kB/11143 words).
- Addendum: I have struck ALT0, as I plan now to create a spinoff article about that particular debate, and I'd like to reserve this hook for it. ALT2 remains preferred. Vaticidalprophet 11:37, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

5x expanded by Vaticidalprophet (talk). Self-nominated at 09:51, 23 June 2021 (UTC).

Recently promoted GA, significantly expanded. Article is judiciously cited to reliable sources and conform to neutrality and other relevant guidelines. Nominator has satisfied need for QPQ. I like ALT1 personally, though think it needs to say a prehistoric religion. ALT2 is funny, but would be less likely to get me to view the page. Nominator's suggestions for images are appropriate. — ImaginesTigers (talk∙contribs) 16:17, 14 July 2021 (UTC)