Tag Archives: archaeology

Stone Age Paint Shop Discovered in South Africa

Posted on October 14, 2011 by francie

Once upon a time, a paint-maker in South Africa stacked up his (or maybe her) tools inside a mixing bowl–actually an abalone shell–and left them in his workshop. No one’s sure what happened to him after that, or why his … Continue reading →

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Scientists Record 3,000-year-old Music; No Time Machine Required

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Anna Rothschild

Long before Louis Armstrong picked up a trumpet, or Slide Hampton wrapped his lips around a trombone, ancient Peruvians made music within stone ceremonial chambers. Their instument of choice? The pututu, a bugle created from the shell of Strombus galeatus, … Continue reading →

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Ardi’s Song

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Laura Pelcher

Ardi the Ardipithecus ramidus, a fossil skeleton of a female hominid dated 4.4 million years ago, was a great find for the science community. 1.2 million years older than Lucy, Ardi offers new evidence of the early evolutionary steps that … Continue reading →

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Cro-Magnon artists then and now

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Lynn Fellman

Making art and music in a Paleolithic cave 40,000 years ago by Lynn Fellman Location, Location, Location One of the most popular pieces of real estate in the Paleolithic has a buried treasure trove of art. It’s the Hohle Fels, … Continue reading →

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