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2 weeks ago

Dice Are 6,000 Years Older Than Previously Believed, Study Says

More than 600 two-sided dice crafted by Native Americans have been identified, dating back over 12,000 years, predating known dice from the Bronze Age.
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fromNature
3 months ago

Rock art from at least 67,800 years ago in Sulawesi - Nature

U-series dating of calcite layers shows Pleistocene-aged parietal rock art, including hand stencils and figurative motifs, across newly documented Southeast Sulawesi cave sites.
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fromArs Technica
3 months ago

Scientists sequence a woolly rhino genome from a 14,400-year-old wolf's stomach

Woolly rhino effective population fell from about 15,600 to 1,600 between 114,000–63,000 years ago, then stabilized around 1,600 breeding individuals.
fromwww.nature.com
8 months ago

Hominins on Sulawesi during the Early Pleistocene

The dispersal of archaic hominins beyond mainland Southeast Asia represents the earliest evidence for humans crossing ocean barriers to reach isolated landmasses.
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fromNature
8 months ago

Mystery food in Neanderthal diet might be maggots

Neanderthals might have enhanced nitrogen levels by consuming maggots from decomposed meat, indicating unique food preparation methods.
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