Abstract
Many readers are familiar with the story, somewhat like a fable, about the first human appearance and the evolving concept of humanity, which remains without a precise definition. The discovery of a broken and healed bone has often been interpreted as evidence of an early human actively caring for another, a decision to help an individual facing a life-threatening condition, even in the Paleolithic era. Whether truthful or a folk legend, it highlights our inherent tendency to look out for one another, a defining trait of what it means to be human.