41,000 Years Ago, Humans Used Sunscreen, Clothes To Beat Deadly Solar Radiation

The body voice with the ear could have been functioning as a form of prehistoric "sun protection" by helping prehistoric people survive a brutal increase of ultraviolet radiation over the last 41,000 years. This is a fascinating hypothesis proposed by an international team of geology and anthropology, coordinated by researchers from the University of Michigan, reports Science Alert.

41,000 Years Ago, Humans Used Sunscreen, Clothes To Beat Deadly Solar Radiation

Roughly 41,000 years ago, our planet went through a cosmic shake-up not a meteor strike or volcanic eruption, but a weakening of Earth’s magnetic field, triggered by a rare reversal of the magnetic poles. This natural phenomenon, known as a geomagnetic excursion, opened Earth up to intensified solar radiation. The result? A test of survival […] The post 41,000 Years Ago, Humans Used Sunscreen, Clothes To Beat Deadly Solar Radiation appeared firs…