Let’s talk about Neanderthals
I saw several articles on Neanderthals this week. One showed their continuing influence on modern humans and the other that they were quite sophisticated hunters.
Tag: Prehistory
Ancient artists were probably children
Analysis of 20,000 year-old hand stencils in Spanish caves have found they were likely to be made by 3–10 year-olds.
Evidence of amputation from 31,000 years ago
When I think of amputation before modern medicine, I tend to think of brutal anaesthetic-free operations from the 1700s. But a skeleton from Borneo with an amputated left lower leg dates back to 31,000 years ago – the oldest ever recorded.
Drought is revealing hidden gems
Much of the northern hemisphere is in drought, which is damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and causing massive fires. Millions of people, animals and fish are suffering. However, dry rivers are revealing much from the past.
Scientists recover 15,000 year-old DNA from dirt.
An international team of researchers has isolated the DNA of a 15,000-year-old human, a prehistoric wolf and a bison using just a handful of dirt.