#ancient-seafarers

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fromwww.nature.com
1 month ago

These scientists re-enacted Stone-Age voyage to Japan's remote islands

Paddlers demonstrated ancient navigational skills by successfully recreating a perilous journey from Taiwan to the Ryukyu Islands without modern tools, revealing the capabilities of Palaeolithic seafarers.
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fromTheartnewspaper
1 month ago

Malta's mysterious prehistoric temples may have taught sailors to navigate by the stars, new research suggests

The Maltese temples may have served as navigational training sites for ancient seafarers, suggesting a blend of social and cosmological functions in their design.
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