Tag: Upper Paleolithic
Ancient dog genomes show wide Palaeolithic distribution in western Eurasia
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in ArchaeologyGenetic analysis of ancient dog remains reveals widespread distribution of homogeneous dog populations across Europe and Anatolia during the Late Upper Palaeolithic, suggesting dogs were exchanged.
Carbon black cave art in Dordogne was directly dated
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in ArchaeologyRadiocarbon dating reveals carbon black Paleolithic cave art at Font-de-Gaume in France’s Dordogne region, establishing chronological constraints on previously undocumented prehistoric artistic.
Aurignacian signs were deliberate and conventional
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in ArchaeologyResearch reveals that early modern humans 40,000 years ago used systematic geometric sign systems on Aurignacian artifacts, demonstrating proto-writing complexity comparable to later writing systems.
