ancient humans
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Early Humans Were Using Fire 300,000 Years Ago to Forge Superior Stone Tools
The prehistoric practice of using controlled fires to produce customised stone tools dates back 300,000 years, according to new research. The discovery affirms the cognitive and cultural sophistication of human species living at this time.
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Skeleton Found In Submerged Mexican Cave Sheds New Light On Earliest People In America
An extraordinary 9,900-year-old skeleton found in the submerged caves of Tulum is both enhancing and complicating our understanding of the first humans to settle in the Americas.
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Prehistoric Humans Built A Wall To Keep Out The Sea, But It Failed
A 7,000-year-old seawall has been discovered off the Israeli coast, and it’s now the oldest-known defence against rising sea levels. The seawall eventually failed, and the village had to be abandoned, in what’s serving as an ominous lesson from the past.
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New Evidence Bolsters Theory That First Americans Arrived By The Pacific Coast
Archaeological evidence excavated in western Idaho suggests humans were in the region well over 15,000 years ago — prior to the opening of the massive ice sheets that blocked entrance into North America via the Bering land bridge. It’s further evidence that the continent’s first people arrived by travelling along the Pacific coast.