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2.75-million-year-old stone tools in Kenya reveal 300,000 years of technological stability
Publicado em 09 de novembro de 2025
Roughly 2.75 million years ago, early humans of Kenya’s Turkana Basin lived in a harsh and unpredictable world. The landscape repeatedly changed with periods of drought, shifting rivers, and extensive fires. Yet despite these upheavals, a newly published study in Nature Communications shows that these ancient toolmakers maintained a remarkably stable technological tradition for nearly 300,000 years.
At the heart of this discovery is the Namorotukunan site, situated in the Koobi Fora [...]
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Rewriting history: new discoveries about the ancient Inhabitants of Brazil’s coast
Publicado em 20 junho 2024In a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, Brazilian researchers from the University of São Paulo’s Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (MAE-USP) have revised the historical narrative of human occupation along Brazil’s coast. This research, involving collaboration with scientists from the United States, Belgium, France, and various Brazilian states, brings fresh perspectives on the ancient sambaqui builders at the Galheta IV archaeological site in Laguna, Santa [...]ver notícia -
Study reveals evidence of violence during ancient Peru crisis
Publicado emAn international team of researchers, led by Peruvian bioarchaeologist Luis Pezo-Lanfranco, has shed new light on a tumultuous period in the Central Andes, specifically in the Supe Valley region of present-day Peru, during the transition from the fifth to the fourth century BCE. This period, marking the shift from the Middle Formative to the Late Formative period, was characterized by significant political upheaval and intergroup violence. The study focused on skeletal remains unearthed [...]ver notícia