anthropology

5,000-year-old cauldrons of the Bronze Age are so well preserved they offer archeologists the 'first evidence' of an ancient feast consisting of milk and meat

Wed, 08/23/2023 - 17:19

Tech Insider

A 5,000-year-old Bronze Age cauldron that's very oxidized and a artist rendering if what it looked like when used by the Maykop people — One of the 5,000-year-old pots where reseaerchers found animal proteins (left). An artist reconstructed what the cauldron would look like toady (right).
iScience/Wilkin et al.

Science, bronze-age, Archaeology, anthropology, ancient-humans, ancient-artifacts

54,000-Year-Old Stone Points Are Oldest Signs of Bow and Arrow Use in Europe

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 15:35

Gizmodo

Hundreds of stone artifacts and 54,000-year-old human teeth have been found in a rock shelter in the south of France, pushing back evidence for Homo sapiens wielding the bow and arrow in Europe by 10,000 years.

neanderthalbehavior, lauremetz, neanderthal, Humanities, homosapiens, anthropology, stoneage

2.9-Million-Year-Old Artifacts Suggest Ancient, Big-Toothed Hominin Made Stone Tools

Thu, 02/09/2023 - 14:53

Gizmodo : Environment

Oldowan tools are some of the oldest known in the archaeological record; made of conveniently shaped rocks or crafted from knapped stones, these tools made it possible for hominin species to survive in a hostile world.

5,000-year-old cauldrons of the Bronze Age are so well preserved they offer archeologists the 'first evidence' of an ancient feast consisting of milk and meat

Science, bronze-age, Archaeology, anthropology, ancient-humans, ancient-artifacts

54,000-Year-Old Stone Points Are Oldest Signs of Bow and Arrow Use in Europe

neanderthalbehavior, lauremetz, neanderthal, Humanities, homosapiens, anthropology, stoneage

2.9-Million-Year-Old Artifacts Suggest Ancient, Big-Toothed Hominin Made Stone Tools

thomasplummer, geologicalhistoryofearth, pleistocene, oldowan, paleoanthropology, prehistoricmammals, anthropology