humanities
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54,000-Year-Old Stone Points Are Oldest Signs of Bow and Arrow Use in Europe
Hundreds of stone artifacts and 54,000-year-old human teeth have been found in a rock shelter in the south of France, pushing back evidence for Homo sapiens wielding the bow and arrow in Europe by 10,000 years.
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These 5,000-Year-Old Drinking Straws Were Used to Sip Beer, Researchers Say
A set of gold and silver tubes found 125 years ago in the northern Caucasus are likely drinking straws, not scepters, according to a re-analysis of the ancient artifacts.
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Archaeologists Uncover More Secrets in Ancient Greek Tomb Containing ‘Nestor’s Cup’
Archaeologists recently analysed partially cremated remains from a necropolis on the north side of Ischia, a volcanic island off the coast of Italy. In new research published in PLoS ONE, the team reveals that a tomb once thought to belong to one person actually contained three.
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Surprising Human Remains From Israeli Quarry Complicate Our Evolutionary Picture
Another wrench has been thrown into our understanding of human origins, thanks to recently discovered remains of an archaic hominin in the Levant. The person or people who left these bones behind over 120,000 years ago may have coexisted with Homo sapiens, according to new research.