World's Oldest Arrowheads Made by NEANDERTHALS? - Archaeological Science Ep 21

Описание: A recent PLoS One study on projectile armatures (lithics) found at the rock-shelter site of Obi-Rakhmat in northeastern Uzbekistan, dated to 80,000 years ago (Middle Palaeolithic), showed that they are likely the world’s oldest known arrowheads. But the creators of these weapons remain a big mystery… Were they made by Neanderthals? Anatomically Modern Humans? Or hominin hybrids? Here, I discuss the implications of this study on our understanding of the prehistoric past and the emergence of bow-and-arrow hunting technology. #archaeology #archaeologicalscience #ancient #archaeological #archaeologist #archaeologicalsites #discovery #crashcourse #science #centralasia #uzbekistan #prehistoric #prehistoriclife #prehistory #cave #neanderthal #neanderthals #arrow

00:00 Intro
00:45 80,000-year-old arrows?
03:15 Changing prehistory
05:49 Neanderthals or Anatomically Modern Humans?
09:49 End

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