anthropology
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Archaeologists Uncover Disturbing Amount of Plastic Waste at Iron Age Site
One by one, the archaeologists stumbled upon pieces of junk. Using techniques typically reserved for documenting stone tools and bones, the team recorded such items as plastic spoons, eye glasses, bottle caps, straws, mobile phone batteries, paint can lids, candy wrappers, and plastic wrap. By the time the experiment was over, the archaeologists had uncovered…
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Is This Trippy Cave Painting the Result of a Hallucination — or Something Way More Obvious?
There’s a cave in California, roughly an hour’s drive from Santa Barbara, whose ceiling features a prominent pinwheel-like drawing. Fascinating new research suggests this painting is not some drug-induced abstraction, but a literal representation of the very thing that makes psychedelic trips possible.
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Early Humans Were Using Fire 300,000 Years Ago to Forge Superior Stone Tools
The prehistoric practice of using controlled fires to produce customised stone tools dates back 300,000 years, according to new research. The discovery affirms the cognitive and cultural sophistication of human species living at this time.
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Viking Sword Dug Up in Norway Likely Belonged to a Left-Handed Warrior
The unusual placement of a sword found in a Viking grave suggests the weapon was brandished by a southpaw warrior, in what is an unusual discovery.