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From phys.org
World's oldest artwork discovered in Indonesian cave
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It may not look like much—just a flaking image of three people around a big red pig.
#RockArt #history #science #indonesia #ancienthistory #anthropology #archaeology
11h ago
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From theguardian.com
Oldest known picture story is a 51,000-year-old Indonesian cave painting
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Picture story featuring human-animal hybrids found in Indonesia is believed to be at least 51,200 years old
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6h ago
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From sciencealert.com
Cave Painting of a Pig Hunt Could Be The Oldest Story Ever Recorded
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Many millennia ago, in what is now the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, humans ground up some pigment and daubed pigs and people on the walls of a cave.
#art #history #science #archaeology
15h ago
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From midwest.social
High-altitude cave used by Tibetan Buddhists yields a Denisovan fossil - midwest.social
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For well over a century, we had the opportunity to study Neanderthals—their bones, the items they left behind, their distribution across Eurasia. So, when we finally obtained the sequence of their genome and discovered that we share a genetic legacy with them, it was easy to place the...
8h ago
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From apple.news
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The image was found hidden inside a cave above a remote island village. See the ancient pictures.
14h ago
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From youtube.com
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The Greek poet Homer's name is famous, but did a man named Homer really compose the Iliad and the Odyssey? Did this renowned bard ever exist? This video will...
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16h ago
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From bbc.com
World's oldest cave art found in Indonesia showing humans and pig
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The oldest example of cave art has been discovered on an Indonesian island and dated back 51,200 years.
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15h ago
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From phys.org
New study challenges drought theory for Cahokia exodus
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Nine hundred years ago, the Cahokia Mounds settlement just across the Mississippi River from present-day St. Louis bustled with roughly 50,000 people in the metropolitan area, making it one of the largest communities in the world. By 1400, however, the once-popular site was practically deserted,...
3h ago
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From phys.org
Bone remains indicate extinct humans survived on the Tibetan plateau for 160,000 years
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Bone remains found in a Tibetan cave 3,280 m above sea level indicate an ancient group of humans survived here for many millennia, according to a new study published in Nature.
#science #sciences #survival #Denisovan #archaeology #anthropology #ancienthumans
12h ago
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From archaeologymag.com
DNA analysis reveals dynastic succession and maternal inheritance among early Celtic elites
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The pre-Roman Iron Age in Western and Central Europe was marked by the rich Celtic culture, which has left behind monumental burial mounds...
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13h ago