US EditionAncient Mammoth-Tusk Boomerang Is Twice as Old as We Thought
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Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsAncient mammoth-tusk boomerang is twice as old as we thought
A boomerang discovered in a Polish cave was originally dated as 18,000 years old, but it may have been contaminated by preservation materials. A new estimate suggests the mammoth-ivory artefact is 40,000 years old
In the summer of 1985 the extraordinary thing happened. A team of Polish researchers began digging the cave of Obłazowa, located in the Cordillera de los Carpathos Occidentales, the only known archaeological site of the Upper Paleolithic Early in the Podhale Basin (Poland). Shortly after the excavation began, the objects began to sprout from the earth. Among the findings was what appeared to be a 72 centimetres long boomeran made from a mammoth …
The mammoth ivory object is almost twice as old as previously assumed and may have been part of a bloody ritual. It resembles later finds from Australia.
The Ancient Mammoth Task Boomerang is Twice as Old as Previously Believed
Ancient artifacts crafted from mammoth tusks are the earliest recognized boomerangs Talamo et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 The earliest known boomerang could be over 22,000 years older than previously believed, indicating it was crafted during a time when early humans exhibited a rise in artistic expression. In 1985, archaeologists discovered a 72-centimeter ivory [...] The post The Ancient Mammoth Task Boomerang is Twice as Old as Previously …
Boomerang and bones: Refining the chronology of the Early Upper Paleolithic at Obłazowa Cave, Poland
Beginning with the Early Aurignacian, Homo sapiens demonstrated an enhanced symbolic capacity, expanding artistic expressions from body decoration to portable art and aesthetically refined tools. These artistic endeavors, often intertwined with utilitarian purposes, have sparked debates regarding their symbolic versus functional roles. Among these remarkable artifacts is a complete mammoth tusk boomerang from Layer VIII of Obłazowa Cave, Poland,…
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