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2 days ago

Neanderthals consumed mollusks as early as 115,000 years ago, especially during the colder months

Neanderthals in a Mediterranean cave gathered and consumed mollusks mainly in colder months, using seasonal strategies similar to later Homo sapiens.
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fromwww.nature.com
3 months ago

Author Correction: Hunter-gatherer sea voyages extended to remotest Mediterranean islands

Corrections to regional radiocarbon uncertainties do not meaningfully change conclusions about timing of the Mesolithic–Neolithic transition or maritime voyages in the central Mediterranean.
fromThe New Yorker
5 months ago

The Ancient Roots of Doing Time

In Ryan George's wonderful "Pitch Meeting" series, on YouTube, the excitable producer character, relishing the eager screenwriter character's ability to load a conflict with life-or-death consequences, always enunciates "stakes!" with shivering excitement. Similarly, when we read non-narrative scholarly books, what we want in exchange for all the minutiae is a sense that something significant, something we might call stakesy, is on the line.
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