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A Window Into the Early Epigravettian: Grotta della Lea and Italy’s Final Ice Age Hunters

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Unlike many other archaeological sites that have been repeatedly excavated over decades, this cave has only recently been investigated systematically. Scientific Reports, 12 (1), 5609. That lack of disturbance makes it an exceptional place to study how humans occupied the region during the final millennia of the Upper Paleolithic.

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The Evolution of Cooking: A Defining Moment in Human History

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While the answer remains elusive, a combination of archaeological and biological evidence provides clues, suggesting cooking may have begun as early as 2 million years ago. Archaeological Evidence: Fire Control and Cooking Sites The archaeological search for the origins of cooking hinges on evidence of fire control.

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Do You Want to Write for SAPIENS?

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year career in the field as an archaeological field technician in CRM and academic settings. And has all different kinds of implications for diversity and creating safe work environments within archaeology and then its implications, right, for how it is that we understand the past and how it is that heritage is managed.

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Decoding Ancient Lives: Unraveling the Mysteries of a Neolithic Settlement in Ukraine

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Despite the abundance of artifacts unearthed from this civilization, human remains are notably scarce, leaving many aspects of their daily lives shrouded in mystery. Even small fragments can reveal extraordinary insights when combined with advanced archaeological, osteological, and isotopic analyses. Journal : World Archaeology , 2015.