Study: Children were active spiritual mediators in paleolithic cave art
The researchers discovered tiny handprints and footprints of two-year-old toddlers, alongside those of adults.
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Paleolithic kids’ finger painting in underground caves may have had a lofty purpose
New research from Tel Aviv University suggests prehistoric children were joint creators of European cave art, fulfilling a ...
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A Primer on Paleolithic Technology
Why study Paleolithic technology? What can old stone tools, ancient fire pits, and painted cave walls tell us about our evolutionary past? Humans occupy a rarified position in the modern world.
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The Use of Upper Paleolithic Caves
One of the outcomes of my research on transegalitarian societies has been a growing awareness of the important role that secret societies play in the creation of socioeconomic inequalities and ...
Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East
Discovery in China of tools called Quina scrapers suggests the people of East Asia were as inventive and flexible with ...
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DNA study traces origins of Japanese to Paleolithic man
Modern Japanese appear to be genetically descended from the Paleolithic Minatogawa people, according to DNA analysis of human remains in Okinawa Prefecture dating from 20,000 years ago. According ...
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UNESCO to include Bashkiria’s unique cave with Paleolithic drawings in world heritage list
UFA, December 2. /TASS/. The copy of the famous Kapova cave, one of the largest coves in the South Urals with more than 150 Paleolithic cave drawings not less than 14-17 thousands years old, will ...
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The Palaeolithic Art Museum: Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art
Seventeen decorated caves of the Paleolithic age were inscribed as an extension to the Altamira Cave, inscribed in 1985. The property will now appear on the List as Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic ...