Archaeologists in South Africa have uncovered what they term an “art studio” dating to 100,000 years ago. Scientists in 2008 discovered a series of mixed ochre stored in abalone shells (used as a mixing or storage palate) in Blombos Cave. The findings were published in this month’s Science.
To learn more about this finding, see the article in Science (if you have a subscription), Scientific American, Fox News, BBC News, National Geographic, and Discovery News.
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I do enjoy the ever accumulating evidence of humankind’s origins, Jennifer. I posted on an SA article about the topic last year, but I can’t remember if that was before you came on my blog scene. If this is redundant, please excuse.
http://jwheeler59.wordpress.com/2010/08/20/ultimate-genealogy/
Much thanks! I’ll check it out.
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