This implies that animism is a development from shamanism rather than a precursor. In the second proof, there’s the paleoanthropological evidence. The first evidence of formal burial appears with the Neanderthals about 100,000 years ago in the Skhul cave at Qafzeh, Israel. read more
Potentially, animism perceives all things—animals, plants, rocks, rivers, weather systems, human handiwork and perhaps even words—as animated and alive. Animism is the world's oldest religion,"Animism predates any form of organized religion and is said to contain the oldest spiritual and supernatural perspective in the world. read more