I do a lot of research because I am very curious. Recently I have focused on archaeological finds and discussion of ancient
settlements. Two things I have noticed are not addressed. Those are children and human imagination.Creativity is discussed but I have not seen imagination is not mentioned in relationship to it.

Human beings do have a lot imagination. Children are not only very curious but they will experiment with things to see how they work, some may make up imaginary friends, they will imagine strange monsters or friendly spirits.

I have a hypothesis that children may have discovered some the early technology such as pottery, weaving, a simple wheel. As darkness falls the small group gathers around their fire the children are restless and probably asking questions or commenting on what they did and saw during the day. In order to quiet them and get them to sleep an adult may start telling them a story which is fictional but it gets handed down over the generations.

We see figures in the clouds. What are those sparkly things in the night sky. That bright globe shinning above us? Why does it change shape? What does it do? What makes the sun move across the sky giving us warmth and light? I see shadows what are they? Are they ghosts of the dead/ Spirits to help us or to harm us?

Some archaeologists see fanciful shapes on an ancient rock carving and start jabbering about extraterrestrials, aliens from outer space. Why can't they just accept that human beings have fertile imaginations and can see a god or spirit and try to depict it. Human beings are creative because we have imagination. Without imagination we would have no science, no art, no music, no fantasy games for me to play. What a boring world it would be. Come to think of it we would probably still be hunter, gatherers just eking out a living.