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Engraved stone artifact found at the Shuidonggou Paleolithic Site, Northwest China

Engraved stone artifact found at the Shuidonggou Paleolithic Site, Northwest China | Science News | Scoop.it
Engraved objects are usually seen as a hallmark of cognition and symbolism, which are viewed as important features of modern human behavior.
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"This discovery provides important material for the study of symbolic and cognitive capability of humans in the Late Paleolithic of East Asia.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-12-engraved-stone-artifact-shuidonggou-paleolithic.html#jCp

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Human evolution - A place to rest your weary head

Human evolution - A place to rest your weary head | Science News | Scoop.it

SETTING up home in the modern world means acquiring some furniture—particularly a bed.

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100,000-year-old hand axe found in Glourcestershire | A Blog About History - History News

100,000-year-old hand axe found in Glourcestershire | A Blog About History - History News | Science News | Scoop.it
A Stone Age hand axe has been uncovered in Gloucestershire, England.
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42,000 year old Neanderthal art found

42,000 year old Neanderthal art found | Science News | Scoop.it

The world's oldest works of art have been found in a cave on Spain's Costa del Sol, scientists believe.

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Trail of 'stone breadcrumbs' reveals the identity of one of the first human groups to leave Africa

Trail of 'stone breadcrumbs' reveals the identity of one of the first human groups to leave Africa | Science News | Scoop.it
A series of new archaeological discoveries in the Sultanate of Oman, nestled in the southeastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, reveals the timing and identity of one of the first modern human groups to migrate out of Africa, according to new...
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The earliest astronomers?

The earliest astronomers? | Science News | Scoop.it

The archaeology of astronomy is contentious at the best of times, but the Palaeolithic is a particularly difficult period to study, because the remains are so fragmentary and few in number. So to put this in context we need to know when the Upper Palaeolithic is.

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