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☆ 11 of the most baffling archaeological finds of all time
  + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Humans were making rope nearly 40,000 years agoExperts think this ivory baton was used for rope making around 38,000 years ago. One artifact, an eight-inch piece of ivory with grooved holes, wasn't easy to identify. Archaeologists have found similar items, known as batons, in the UK and France. Made of ivory or antler, they have holes with grooves on the inside, and some have notches. Based on descriptions of rope-making with similar tools from the Middle Ages, the researchers recreated the process with a replica of the piece of ivory.
Persons: Nicholas Conard Organizations: of Tübingen Locations: Germany, France
☆ For over 20 years, archaeologists in Germany thought a 35,000-year-old figurine they found was a horse. Now, they aren't sure whether or not it's a cave lion or cave bear.
  + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
The head was found in 1999, and for years, archaeologists believed it to be a horse. Now they're debating what animal is meant to be represented by the ancient carving, according to a press release from the University of Tübingen. In the press release, Nicholas Conard, a professor at the University, said there are two main theories: a cave lion or a cave bear. Conard himself believes that it's a cave bear — a prehistoric bear species that inhabited Europe — because the figurine's "pronounced bear hump" matches the height of its shoulders and appears to imitate a bear's gait. "It therefore makes sense to look extra carefully for the missing parts of this animal in the years to come."
Persons: Nicholas Conard, Conard, Fels, Ria Litzenberg Organizations: Service, University of Tübingen, University, Tubingen Locations: Germany, Wall, Silicon, Swabian Jura, —, Europe, Blaubeuren
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