Alongside the endless "animals are intelligent too!" articles, place this about our ancestors:
"Fossil collection found in Neanderthal cave suggests abstract thinking"
#RespectForTheAncestors #archaeology
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-fossil-neanderthal-cave-abstract.html
Fossil collection found in Neanderthal cave suggests abstract thinking
Research led by the Universidad de Burgos has uncovered evidence suggesting Neanderthals engaged in collecting activities based on discoveries at the Prado Vargas Cave in Burgos, Spain. Fifteen Upper Cretaceous marine fossils were found, indicating that Neanderthals may have gathered these objects for reasons beyond practical utility.
"Oldest known alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city:
The writing, which is dated to around 2400 BCE, precedes other known alphabetic scripts by roughly 500 years"
#RespectForTheAncestors #archaeology
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-oldest-alphabet-unearthed-ancient-syrian.html
Oldest known alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city
What appears to be evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history is etched onto finger-length, clay cylinders excavated from a tomb in Syria by a team of Johns Hopkins University researchers.
Archaeologists Are Bewildered by a Skeleton Made From the Bones of at Least Eight People Who Died Thousands of Years Apart
Found in a cremation cemetery in Belgium, the skeleton includes bones dating to the Neolithic period and a Roman-era skull, according to a new study
Red Deer Cave People: Mysterious Humans With "Archaic" Features Lived Just 14,000 Years Ago
Who were they?
Hundreds of Mysterious Nazca Glyphs Have Just Been Revealed
This could finally explain their purpose.
'Everything we found shattered our expectations': Archaeologists discover 1st astronomical observatory from ancient Egypt
This first ancient Egyptian observatory discovered in modern times showcases advanced knowledge of astronomy and its profound link to the Egyptians' spiritual and ritualistic practices.
Smallest fossil human arm bone sheds light on origin of “Hobbits” on remote Indonesian island of Flores
A rare ancient human fossil has been found on the Indonesian island of Flores which could change our understanding of hobbit evolution.
Fifty years on, how Lucy, the mother of humanity, changed our understanding of evolution
In 1974, the fossilised bones of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old hominin, were discovered in Ethiopia. How has this remarkable skeleton disproved a Darwinian theory – and what links her to the Beatles?
Antikythera mechanism, world's oldest computer, followed Greek lunar calendar
Researchers previously thought the calendar ring on the Antikythera mechanism tracked the ancient Egyptian calendar, but new research suggests it tracked the Greek lunar calendar instead.
"How a lunar ‘standstill’ is shining new light on Stonehenge.
Experts say some of structure’s stones may have been set to mark an event that only happens every 18.6 years"
#Stonehenge #RespectForTheAncestors
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/23/how-a-lunar-standstill-is-shining-new-light-on-stonehenge
How a lunar ‘standstill’ is shining new light on Stonehenge
Experts say some of structure’s stones may have been set to mark an event that only happens every 18.6 years
Bo Jacobs