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  • Ingenious Neanderthal Bone Tool Found in Belgian Cave

    07/15/2025 3:23:18 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 31 replies
    Archaeology Magazine ^ | July 11, 2025 | editors / unattributed
    Evidence continues to mount that Neanderthals were a much more intelligent species than scientists originally suspected. Popular Science reports that archaeologists uncovered a remarkable, multifunctional tool from Belgium's Scladina Cave. The utensil was fashioned from the tibia of an extinct cave lion 130,000 years ago and had four different functional components. Researchers believe that it may have originally been created for use in tasks such as chiseling, but as some of the points wore down, they were reshaped and repurposed for other jobs, such as sharpening and retouching flints. According to the report, the team stated that "the intentional transformation...
  • Oldest Steel Acupuncture Needles Found in Chinese Tomb

    07/04/2025 12:30:48 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 18 replies
    Archaeology Magazine ^ | June 30, 2025 | editors / unattributed
    Global Times reports that archaeologists investigating the tomb of Liu Hemarquis, the Marquis of Haihun, in east China's Jiangxi Province discovered the world's oldest steel acupuncture needles. Dating to the time of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), the 2,000-year-old needles were found within a jade tube, which itself was placed inside a gilded lacquer box. A wooden label lying nearby inscribed with the words "Nine Needles Complete" confirms their identification, as ancient Chinese medical texts recommend the use of nine different needles during acupuncture. Analysis indicated that they were made from steel created through an advanced technique known...