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Middle East · IstanbulBy Ceyda Caglayan and Ali KucukgocmenISTANBUL (Reuters) -A set of carved stone animals - a fox, a vulture and a wild boar - is shedding light on the way prehistoric people told stories after being unearthed by archaeologists in southeastern Turkey.Dating back some 11,500 years, the trio of figurines found at the Karahantepe archaeological site is the first known example of objects being arranged in a specific way to convey a narrative, archaeolo…See the Story
Tiny Carved Animals Found in Turkey Tell Story of Prehistoric Myth Making
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Space · IndonesiaA rare funnel-shaped axe discovered in Borneo could have origins in outer space according to experts. The discovery was made near Paau Village in the island’s northern territory of Kalimantan while a local villager was panning for gold. The village is an extremely remote settlement in the Riam Kanan Reservoir and is only accessible via a two-hour boat ride. Over the years, objects such as ancient beads and stone tools associated with groups of t…See the Story
Funnel Axe Discovery Could Have Origins in Outer Space
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