Very ancient mariners

Feb 26, 2010 20:55

On Crete, New Evidence of Very Ancient Mariners

Early humans, possibly even prehuman ancestors, appear to have been going to sea much longer than anyone had ever suspected.

That is the startling implication of discoveries made the last two summers on the Greek island of Crete. Stone tools found there, archaeologists say, are at least 130,000 years ( Read more... )

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tigerbright February 27 2010, 15:01:27 UTC
Neat!

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sodyera February 27 2010, 18:18:57 UTC
I think a lot of human history is grossly misestimated. The Sphynx turns out to be a lot older than people used to think, too.

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dan_ad_nauseam March 7 2010, 06:44:01 UTC
Not _that_ old.

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