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These intricately decorated ostrich eggshells suggest our ancestors may have understood basic geometry 60,000 years ago
More than 60,000 years ago, humans living in southern Africa realized they could use ostrich eggshells to hold water. They ...
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Eggshell etchings suggest early humans knew geometry
Early hunter-gatherers in southern Africa may have been doing more than just decorating their makeshift water bottles. A new study in the journal PLOS One suggests that engravings on 60,000-year-old ...
Scientists find 60,000-year-old ostrich eggshell carvings follow precise geometric rules, revealing early humans carefully planned designs.
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