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Neanderthals spread diverse cultures across Eurasia (before we came along) - Enlarge / This artist's conception shows how Neanderthals might have fa... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1919279 #ancientpeopledidstuff #paleolithiceurope #paleoarchaeology #extincthominins #zooarchaeology #anthropology #neanderthals #archaeology #paleolithic #science

Ice Age ❄️ cave art 🎨 from 20k ya has marks for the breeding seasons of prey animals 🐎🐄🐘.

Dots or lines tally lunar 🌕 months, from Spring 🌱, and "Y" shows birth 👶:

:mastodance: ///Y

This was spotted by a hobbyist, Ben Bacon, who worked with academics 🎓 to confirm and publish 📝 the theory.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64162799

Open access article:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-archaeological-journal/article/an-upper-palaeolithic-protowriting-system-and-phenological-calendar/6F2AD8A705888F2226FE857840B4FE19

#CitizenScience #Paelontology #IceAgeHumans #HunterGatherers #CaveArt #Archaelogy #PaleolithicEurope #Paleolithic #StoneAge

A Neanderthal carved a geometric design in bone 51,000 years ago - (credit: Leder et al. 2021)
During the Middle Ages, people ventured into the ca... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1779916 #experimentalarchaeology #paleolithiceurope #extincthominins #symbolicthought #neanderthals #archaeology #paleolithic #science

Paleolithic French didn’t let their dead rest peacefully - If you died in Europe 35,000 to 25,000 years ago, you’d probably be buried with parts of your body... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1683816 #paleoanthropology #paleolithiceurope #paleoarchaeology #upperpaleolithic #ancienteurope #archaeology #skeletons #science #burials #caveart

These are the oldest Homo sapiens fossils ever found in Europe - Enlarge
A 46,000-year-old tooth and a handful of bone fragments are the oldest direct evidence o... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1675745 #paleoanthropology #paleolithiceurope #radiocarbondating #paleoarchaeology #upperpaleolithic #humanmigration #anthropology #neanderthals #archaeology #paleolithic #stonetools #stoneage #science

World’s oldest yarn hints that Neanderthals had basic math skills - Enlarge / This is what Abri du Maras looks like today, with archaeologists digging into its ancient... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1667830 #ancientpeopledidstuff #paleolithiceurope #paleoarchaeology #neanderthals #archaeology #paleolithic #science #fiber

Neanderthals may have been shallow free divers, suggests a new study - Enlarge / Because Mediterranean smooth clams live up to their name, their shells produce a cleaner ... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1645611 #ancientpeopledidstuff #paleolithiceurope #homininevolution #ancienthominins #neanderthals #archaeology #paleolithic #hominins #science

Neanderthals glued their tools together - Enlarge / Neanderthals lived in Grotta di Sant'Agostino between 55,000 and 40,000 years ago. (credi... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1530509 #ancientpeopledidstuff #paleolithiceurope #neanderthals #stonetools #science