Archaeologists Uncover a Lost World and Extinct Ecosystem
By Arizona State University on May 16, 2020
Glacial Period and Today
Looking out at the Palaeo-Agulhas Plain from the cave entrance at the Pinnacle Point, South Africa, research site–left, 200,000 years ago during glacial phases and lower sea levels, and right, today where the ocean is within yards of the cave entrances at high tides. Credit: Erich Fisher
Archaeological sites on the far southern shores of South Africa hold the world’s richest records for the behavioral and cultural origins of our species. At this location, scientists have discovered the earliest evidence for symbolic behavior, complex pyrotechnology, projectile weapons, and the first use of foods from the sea.
Reference: “The Palaeo-Agulhas Plain: A lost world and extinct ecosystem” by Naomi Cleghorn, Alastair J. Potts and Hayley C. Cawthra, 28 April 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews.
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106308
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