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  • Paleolithic Dwelling Uncovered in Norway

    10/14/2025 11:10:50 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 5 replies
    Archaeology Magazine ^ | October 3, 2025 | editors / unattributed
    An excavation in eastern Norway has uncovered traces of a dwelling and thousands of artifacts marking a shift some 9,000 years ago from nomadic hunting and gathering to a more sedentary lifestyle featuring fishing and the development of new technologies. At the time, the dwelling sat on high ground near a cove. Archaeologist Silje Hårstad of the Museum of Cultural History told Science Norway that a variety of tools were recovered from the site, including half of a shaft-hole club. "It was round, slightly oval, with a distinct drilled hole in the middle where a shaft was once attached," she...
  • Scientists say fish hooks go back 42,000 years

    11/26/2011 6:42:41 AM PST · by Dysart · 28 replies
    MSNBC ^ | Alicia Chang | 11/25/2011
    Humans were expert deep-sea fishermen as far back as 42,000 years ago, hauling in tuna, sharks and barracudas, new research suggests. Fish appeared in the human diet about 1.9 million years ago. Early catchers waded into freshwater lakes and streams without the need for boats or complex tools. It wasn't until later that humans decided to ply the ocean in search of fish. The latest evidence comes from an excavation on the southeast Asian island of East Timor where remains of tuna and other deep-water fish were uncovered inside a cave. Using dating techniques, a team led by archaeologist Sue...
  • Whatever You Do, Don't Read This... (lifted off the floor by giant fishhooks)

    04/05/2005 6:49:02 AM PDT · by bedolido · 79 replies · 2,509+ views
    Yahoo News ^ | 04/05/2005 | Ellen Wulfhorst
    Rosemary Curtis (R) holds the hand of her boyfriend Michael Belardo as he hangs in the 'Superman' pose during a Suspension Convention in Providence, Rhode Island, April 2, 2005. From tentative first-timers to well-practiced masters, more than 100 aficionados celebrated their passion for body suspension at the three-day gathering, held in an old textile mill.