#PennySpikins, a proper expert, reviews the #Palaeolithic horror film 'Out of Darkness' as the story of a 'dysfunctional outcast party' of modern humans traipsing across Europe 45,000 years ago. Superior production values but absolutely no clue about how nomadic #huntergatherers usually behave!
A major #CaveArt discovery has recently been made in #CovaDones (🇪🇸) - posing fascinating questions about how and where #Palaeolithic people created such art, as Aitor Ruiz-Redondo told Matthew Symonds in this the-past.com feature:
"The creation periods of the cave art at Font-de-Gaume are mainly attributed to the Magdalenian period and probably more complicated constituted of at least two creation phases than commonly established as shown by the direct or partial superimposition of carbon-based and iron- and/or manganese-based figures."
This article analyses #taphonomic bias in the #archaeological record of #symbolic artefacts to check if there really was a big increase around 45,000 years. They find there was. But they also acknowledge the jump of habitual #ochre use in ritual c.160,000 yrs. That's the launching of the symbolic revolution, in our view
The #UNESCO#WorldHeritage site of Bhimbetka is located in central India, Madhya Pradesh. Its renowned for its #rockart within its many rock shelters (more than 750!) , and it also has continuous occupation from the #Palaeolithic to the #Historical period. Its interesting to see the dense jungle(s) surrounding the area, and also the various springs. How do you think this #landscape would have affected the choice of the site by past populations?
Alright, talk at #s375#EAA2023 about Final #Palaeolithic#mobility is done. ✅ Photo credits to Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka.
Now only an afternoon discussion session #s515 for @EAAPaM about #Decolonising Palaeolithic & #Mesolithic#Archaeology has to be organised. Very much looking forward to it with presenters and discussants from North America, Europe, India and Australia. 🌎🌍🌏
We are pleased to share the flyer of the 21 #Palaeolithic and #Mesolithic Community sessions at #EAA2023 in Belfast. We will share individual sessions over the next few days. General info, sessions per day and info on our Friday eve social (please let us know if you want to attend):
#FindsFriday! One of the oldest known musical instruments in the world: a #Palaeolithic#flute made from a #vulture bone some 38,000 years ago! This is one of eight known flutes found on the Swabian Jura. The finds suggest that music played an important role in this region.
Found in the Hohle Fels cave near Schelklingen.
On display at Urgeschichtliches Museum Blaubeuren.
#FindsFriday! Usually I don't post things older than the late #Palaeolithic period, but #insects embedded in amber never cease to amaze me - the sheer age!
This ant preserved in its finest detail is some 50-million-year old.