Mankind has at least a 9000 year "history", and it begins with petroglyphs dating back to 7000 BC (or more) in Finland. There are, of course, even older paintings/drawings in caves, but we're not quite sure what those stories are about.
I believe there are petroglyphs in Australia dating back more than 75,000 years.
200 posted on 07/22/2006 12:58:32 PM PDT by rottndog
(WOOF!!!!--Keep your "compassion" away from my wallet!)
Alas, unless we know what the petroglyphs are telling us, they are just stones with marks on them and do not, in any way, constitute a "history", however slight that might be.
238 posted on 07/22/2006 2:49:28 PM PDT by muawiyah
(-/sarcasm)