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Archaeology has long associated advanced blade production with the Upper Palaeolithic period, about 30,000-40,000 years ago, linked with the emergence of Homo Sapiens and cultural features such as cave art. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University have uncovered evidence which shows that 'modern' blade production was also an element of Amudian industry during the late Lower Paleolithic period, 200,000-400,000 years ago as part of the Acheulo-Yabrudian cultural complex, a geographically limited group of hominins who lived in modern-day Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. {Pictured are cutting tools discovered in a cave near Tel Aviv, courtersy of AFTAU.} |
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A Counting Club
by . . on Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 at 5:48:32 PM
No doubt.
by GLloyd Rowsey on Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 at 7:04:43 PM
So much for Henry Ford.
by John Sanchez Jr. on Friday, Oct 21, 2011 at 7:34:19 AM
Well, John,
by GLloyd Rowsey on Monday, Oct 24, 2011 at 4:23:17 PM