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  • 65,000-year-old ‘stone Swiss Army knives’ highlight the long-distance social ties of early humans

    65,000-year-old ‘stone Swiss Army knives’ highlight the long-distance social ties of early humans

    Amy Mosig Way, The Conversation
    · Jun 15, 2022 · 09:30 pm
  • A new method of dating artefact shows humans have lived on the Tibetan Plateau for over 5,000 years

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    Jan-Hendrik May, The Conversation Luke Gliganic, The Conversation
    · Jun 06, 2021 · 09:30 pm
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    Ancient men were hunters and women were gatherers. Right? Wrong

    Vivek Venkataraman, The Conversation
    · Mar 13, 2021 · 07:30 pm
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    Woer woer and bullroarer: The instruments used by Stone Age ancestors in Africa to produce sound

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