Published 1 month ago

Elephant hunting by early humans may explain proximity between extensive Paleolithic stone quarries and water sources

Summary by Ground News

Archaeologists find evidence that early humans used flint tools to hunt and butcher elephants. The ancient tools were found in areas where water and food were plentiful. The discovery was made by comparing a database of the tools' distribution with the migration routes of the time. The study was published in the journal Archaeology.

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Phys.org

Elephant hunting by early humans may explain proximity between extensive Paleolithic stone quarries and water sources

Archaeologists from Tel Aviv University have uncovered the mystery surrounding extensive Paleolithic stone quarrying and tool-making sites: Why did Homo erectus repeatedly revisit the very same locations for hundreds of thousands of years? The answer lies in the migration routes of elephants, which they hunted and dismembered using flint tools crafted at these quarrying sites.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Popular Archaeology

The reason for the proximity between Paleolithic extensive stone quarries and water sources: Elephant hunting by early humans

TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY—Archaeologists from Tel Aviv University have uncovered the mystery surrounding extensive Paleolithic stone quarrying and tool-making sites: Why did Homo erectus repeatedly revisit the very same locations for hundreds of thousands of years? The answer lies in the migration routes of elephants, which they hunted and dismembered using flint tools crafted at these quarrying... Read more »

1 month ago

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.

Coverage Details

Total News Sources0

Leaning Left0Leaning Right0Center1Last Updated1 month agoBias Distribution

100% Center

Bias Distribution

100% of the sources are Center

100% Center

Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Sources are mostly out of (0)

Elephant hunting by early humans may explain proximity between extensive Paleolithic stone quarries and water sources

0 Articles

0 Articles

Elephant hunting by early humans may explain proximity between extensive Paleolithic stone quarries and water sources

Elephant hunting by early humans may explain proximity between extensive Paleolithic stone quarries and water sources

The reason for the proximity between Paleolithic extensive stone quarries and water sources: Elephant hunting by early humans

The reason for the proximity between Paleolithic extensive stone quarries and water sources: Elephant hunting by early humans

Coverage Details

Bias Distribution

Ownership

Similar News Topics

Similar News Topics