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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

A #mammoth #tusk #boomerang from #Poland is 40,000 years old
The boomerang is a one-of-a-kind find from the last place #archaeologists expected.
According to recent analysis by University of Bologna researcher Sahra Talamo and her colleagues, the boomerang may have been made around 40,000 years ago. If they’re right, it offers tantalizing clues about how people lived on the harsh tundra of what’s now Poland during the last #IceAge.
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Ars Technica · A mammoth tusk boomerang from Poland is 40,000 years oldBy Kiona N. Smith
Aethelflaed

#archaeologists #history #science

A Swedish study using radiocarbon dating has challenged the idea that Easter Island was shut off from the world in the past. This idea stemming from the unique statues there. But has been found that the ahu (volcanic rock platforms) that the statues were placed upon have been found elsewhere. The study puts forward the idea that there were networks between the Polynesian islands that later became isolated. dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ar

Daily Mail · Archaeologists make surprising discovery at Easter Island - turning everything we know on its headBy Jonathan Chadwick
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

#Runes found in Canadian wilderness baffle #archaeologists
Tucked away in a forest approximately 465 miles NW of Ottawa, a massive slab of bedrock features a hand-etched rendition of the full Lord’s Prayer. But the religious text isn’t inscribed in French or English—it’s composed of over 250 symbols from the oldest known runic alphabet, the #Futhark alphabetic runes. First developed and used by Germanic peoples between the 2nd and 8th centuries CE.
popsci.com/science/runes-canad
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Popular Science · Runes found in Canadian wilderness baffle archaeologists'Why was it carved here? Why this text? There are no answers.'
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

Chew on this: The 10,000-year history of #gum
The not-quite-snack has a storied past and some benefits.
9,500-9,900 years ago, three #Scandinavian teenagers were hanging out, chewing gum after a meal. Specifically, they were chewing pitch or tar made from #birch trees. Many millennia removed, #archaeologists analyzed the spit out wads and discovered what the teens had recently eaten (red fox, hazelnut, deer, and apple), as well as the state of their oral health (poor).
popsci.com/science/history-of-

Popular Science · Chew on this: The 10,000-year history of gumThe not-quite-snack has a storied past and some surprising benefits.
Aethelflaed

#archaeologists #stoneage #turkey

Archaeologists have been examing what is believed to be the oldest stone-age civilisation. The civilisation known as Tas Tepler and appears to be the first society to have large settlements. These early 'towns' had upto 1,000 inhabitants. The sites uncovered are twice as old as that of Egypt or Stonehenge. It also appears to have a fertility centred society. Sculptures and carvings have been discovered at the sites. independent.co.uk/news/science

The Independent · The ancient sites finally revealing the secrets of a long-lost Stone Age civilizationBy David Keys
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Sunday 1-4 Amazing #Archaeology Fair @ #Harvard in #CambridgeMA
"Venture on archaeological expeditions around the world in this annual event for all ages. Talk with #archaeologists who study ancient Egyptians, Incas, prehistoric peoples, and others. Try ancient cuneiform writing and use an app that animates detailed wall art in Assyrian palaces. Discover cave art made by Neanderthals and other early humans, and learn how mummies’ names reveal secrets of Egyptian “tomb recycling.” Discover these and other surprises during this popular event.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.

Presented by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture."
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hmsc.harvard.eduAmazing Archaeology Fair at Harvard – Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
A.Stringer

"The first surviving #CivilWar #woodenstakedefences to be found in the #UK have been discovered by #archaeologists in the #moat of #Sheffield's former #castle.

The stakes were stuck into the ground to form a barrier around the #Royalist-controlled castle, which fell to #Parliamentarian forces...in August

BBC News - Sheffield's first surviving Civil War stake defences revealed - BBC News
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#Sheffield
#sheffieldhistory
#ukhistory
#SheffieldCastle
#yorkshire

BBC NewsSheffield's first surviving Civil War stake defences revealedThe wooden stakes were discovered by archaeologists in the moat of Sheffield's former castle.
Radical Anthropology

Wow, this is a beauty! #Colombian #Indigenous elders explain some ancient #rockart to #archaeologists.

'Painted in vibrant ochre pigments, the high diversity of animal motifs—the artwork ranges from taxonomically specific to quite ambiguous, often showing a fluidity between humans and animals—holds key information for how those in the Amazon understood the world around them.

As archaeologists have studied in the area for the past six years, recently work turned to six of the artistic panels at the Cerro Azul outcrop. Speaking in Spanish and the Indigenous languages of Desana, Tukano, and Nukak, elders told archaeologists how the idea of transformation was a key theme throughout the art, including humans morphing into birds, sloths, lizards, and snakes.

Any time an animal appears in a non-realistic state, such as a panther drawn with two heads, they depict the spiritual world, Tukano-speaking Ismael Sierra said. A Desana elder told the team spirits themselves drew the art because of how high up in the rocks some of the art was.'

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Popular Mechanics · Researchers Studied a 11,000-Year-Old Rock Art Motif—and Uncovered a Fascinating StoryBy Tim Newcomb
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