Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Recent research unveils intriguing insights into the sophisticated choices made by Paleolithic humans regarding stone tool selection. Led by the Nagoya University Museum and Graduate School of Environmental Studies in Japan, a study has shed light on how early humans in the Middle East might have purposefully chosen specific rocks for their stone tools based on rock properties, not just ease of fragmentation.

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Life and Landscapes

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Lewis on guitar, Melinda, Big Lewis, and Jan singing at the Reginald Bareham Variety Show at the Shelby County Community Theater on November 2, 2013, in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The Singing Mathis Family of Shelbyville, Kentucky!

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Researchers delve into the earliest chapters of European settlement by investigating ancient skull fragments from Crimea, shedding light on the crucial role played by the first modern humans in shaping the continent's history. These findings, part of a recent study 1 , are paramount in understanding the roots of early European civilizations. Skull fragment found at Buran Kaya III in Crimea, belonging to an individual dating back to approximately 37,000 years ago.© Eva-Maria Geigl/IJM/CNRS L

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