04.10.2011                      06.Tischrei. 5772

Archeologie:

Ancient ‘production line’ remnants found

Archeologists' discovery of 4,000-year-old blades questions notion blade production is exclusively linked with recent modern humans.

Tel Aviv University archeologists have discovered thousands of long, thin cutting tools at Qesem Cave near Tel Aviv.
Their discovery, announced on Monday, questions the notion that blade production is exclusively linked with recent modern humans. Thousands of these blades have been discovered at the site. Because they could be produced so efficiently, they were almost used as expendable items, they said.
Archeologists have long associated the production of advanced blades for cutting with the Upper Palaeolithic period about 30,000 to 40,000 years ago, linked with the emergence of Homo Sapiens and cultural features such as cave art….