The scientists’ radiocarbon dating found these tools were as old as 39,000 years, thousands of years earlier than previously known.
, and more. This discovery also raises the question of whether plant-based techniques have persisted, uninterrupted, for hundreds of generations. “The technique used nowadays to process plant fibers in the region was already known 39,000 years ago. Are we in [the] presence of a very long-lasting tradition?” Xhauflair asks.
“Or was this technique discovered at several points in time and abandoned?”Laura is a science news writer, covering a wide variety of subjects, but she is particularly fascinated by all things aquatic, paleontology, nanotechnology, and exploring how science influences daily life. Laura is a proud former resident of the New Jersey shore, a competitive swimmer, and a fierce defender of the Oxford comma.Sign up to receive Popular Science's emails and get the highlights.
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