Archeology

[cory]

Rock found by a 6-year-old on a beach is actually a 50,000-year-old Neanderthal ax

The 6-year-old boy found the rock and then didn't tell anyone for three years. But a new examination reveals it was made by some of the last Neanderthals.

www.livescience.com

 

[cory]

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2014/12/22/371672272/the-khoisan-once-were-kings-of-the-planet-what-happened

 

[Kaveman]

 

[Kaveman]

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Brutal. Prelude to death by cannon

 

[Burnham]

Humans are such kind, gentle beings...

 

[cory]

free article

Ancient Hunting Kit Is Found in West Texas

The 6,500-year-old weapons, found in a cave near Marfa, could be among the oldest near-complete set of wood and stone hunting tools found in North America.

www.nytimes.com

 

[cory]

Giant Herds of Rhino Once Roamed Prehistoric Nebraska » Explorersweb

Over 100 rhinos died at the same time because of a volcanic eruption in prehistoric Nebraska. It turns out they were all part of a single massive herd.

explorersweb.com

 

[cory]

Who were the first farmers?

Farming fundamentally altered the way humans live, eventually changing people from nomadic hunter-gatherers to sedentary city-dwellers.

www.livescience.com

When did humans discover how to use fire?

The answer is hotly contested.

www.livescience.com

 

[cory]

Early Humans Survived European Ice Age by Hunting Caribou » Explorersweb

As the climate got colder 24,000 years ago, Stone Age Europeans turned from hunting mammoths to hunting caribou for their fur.

explorersweb.com

 

[cory]

Farming Was Extensive in Ancient North America, Study Finds​

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/science/archaeology-menomini-michigan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Nk8.1Lxa.EWcq3KZ7aZyA&smid=url-share

 

[Mick!]

Interesting how, until the arrival of Europeans to the americas, the only significant cities were in south and Central America.

Anyone know why or have any theories?

 

[cory]

Interesting indeed.

Maybe bc the warmer climates of South and Central America made survival and development easier than in colder N America.

 

[Mick!]

Interesting indeed.

Maybe bc the warmer climates of South and Central America made survival and development easier than in colder N America.

I did a bit of googling, a lot said along those lines, pure speculation of course.

I would have thought there’s plenty of fertile land in the geographical US.
The Mississippi delta for example.
I dunno maybe it was a cultural thing with the indigenous people.

 

[SeanKroll]

Check out Cahokia Mounds and Mesa Verde.

 

[Mick!]

Ca

Check out Cahokia Mounds and Mesa Verde.

I read up a bit on the Cahokia mounds.
Not really a city in the same way as the Mayans and Incas had, but a bit more than a hunter/gatherer civilisation, agreed.

 

[cory]

Stone Age humans traveled for miles to find the perfect rocks

New analysis of a famed Oldowan toolkit pushes back the timeline by 600,000 years.

www.popsci.com

 

[Nutball]

So they time traveled to find better rocks?

 

[cory]

I was a bit surprised they said that traveling 8 miles to find good rocks for the task was noteworthy

 

[Nutball]

It doesn't sound all that far when I think about it. That's like seeing a relatively nearby mountain and taking a 2hr hike over there, grab some rocks, and 2 hrs back.

 

[Burnham]

I would think it would take much farther ranging than that to hunt and gather successfully.

 

[cory]

Pack rat nests reveal human archeology info.

What Do Pack Rats Reveal About Ancient Chaco Architecture? (U.S. National Park Service)

www.nps.gov