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Tiny Stone Points Rewrite the Story of How Humans Reached Europe
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- Archaeologists found tiny, 80,000-year-old arrowheads in Uzbekistan that suggest Homo sapiens used bows in Eurasia far earlier than previously believed.
- The similarity between the Uzbek and later French finds, alongside genetic evidence, could change theories about early human migration into Europe.
Tiny stone fragments found in Uzbekistan are opening a new chapter in the story of how Homo sapiens moved from Africa into Europe.
The 80,000-year-old arrowheads suggest that humans used bow technology in Eurasia tens of thousands of years earlier than researchers had thought. That pushes back the assumed timeline for an important technological development.
The finds also bear a striking resemblance to later discoveries in France. Combined with genetic evidence, that similarity could force a reassessment of what is known about the earliest human migrations into Europe.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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