Tag: Paleolithic
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Indonesian Hand Stencils: Earliest Cave Art Revealed
Discovery of the Hand Stencils In a remote limestone cave on a speck of Indonesia’s vast archipelago, researchers uncovered a pattern of faint ochre hand stencils pressed against weathered rock. The marks, created when a hand was pressed flat to a wall and pigments rubbed or blown around the fingers, are among the oldest known…
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Neanderthal Cannibalism: Babies Among Victims Revealed
New Insights from a Belgian Cave In a striking new study, scientists propose that Neanderthals may have practiced cannibalism that extended to infants and young women. The research centers on bones uncovered in a Belgian cave where other evidence of human remains and tool use has been found before. By examining cut marks, bone fractures,…
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Stone Age Gum and Ancient Sunscreen: Unearthing Teenage Chewing Gum and 40,000-Year-Old Sunscreen
Two remarkable discoveries reshape our view of the Stone Age Archaeologists have unveiled startling finds from the distant past: a piece of chewing gum found in a Stone Age site, believed to have been chewed by a teenage girl, and evidence of an ancient sunscreen that may have helped early modern humans endure long sunlit…
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Oldest Artificial Wall Found in Theopetra Cave, Greece
The Theopetra Discovery: A Window into Prehistoric Innovation Deep beneath the limestone cliffs of Thessaly, Greece, a remarkable archaeological find challenges long-held beliefs about when humanity began to construct stone structures. In Theopetra cave, researchers have identified what appears to be mankind’s oldest known artificial feature: a stone wall dating to about 23,000 years ago.…