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Marked Egg Shells Oldest Form of Symbolism?


BBC web site reports findings of 60,000 year old egg shells with clear circular markings.

Finds come from Western Cape area of South Africa.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8544332.stm
mascot Posted by mascot
3rd March 2010ce

Comments (2)

Ooooo Isn't it amazing what they keep finding? Just pushing the boundries of what our "cavemen" ancestors were up to. Thank You very much for the link :) faerygirl Posted by faerygirl
3rd March 2010ce
No problem :-)

More info at Science Now
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/03/engraved-eggs-suggest-early-symb.html
mascot Posted by mascot
6th March 2010ce
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