interesting that the assumption is made that homo sapiens had to ‘become aware’ of time....
It’s a maturity of humankind theory, per se.
Look at it from the human pregression scale of infant to adult. An infant has no concept of what ‘time’ (unaware, unfamiliar) is but as he/she matures, ‘time’ becomes more and more relevant (aware, familiar).
Excellent observation. I was basing this comment on the ‘theory’ that man was not always in tuned with the details of time as it related to a twenty four hour period, seasons, planetary events,etc..
Thanks for the feedback.
“interesting that the assumption is made that homo sapiens had to ‘become aware’ of time....”
My dog seems to know when I’ve held a piece of food in my hand too long (or too long for him). He definitely notices the difference between my being gone for 10 minutes and a day.