How did primitive tribes learn about sanitation? How did they learn that fecal matter near a water supply was bad?

Question

Was everyone just sick all the time? How did they keep everyone from dying?

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Answer 1

Primitive tribes basically learned to keep things clean by seein’ what happens when they don’t. If they poop too close to their water supply, they might get sick and die. So, they learned over time that it’s super important to keep things clean and not let their waste get too close to where they get their water or they get sick.