Archaeologists able to reconstruct day of prehistoric ancestors in England

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Archaeologists have reconstructed a day in the life of a community of prehistoric people who lived on England's south coast half a million years ago.

Using complex forensic analysis of thousands of pieces of evidence, they have succeeded in piecing together what the 30 to 40 members of that community were doing over a roughly 6-8 hour period.

The site itself - near Boxgrove in West Sussex - is unique, as it preserved in situ unprecedentedly detailed evidence of a Stone Age feast. Feasting was central to human survival – so the archaeological investigation has been able to shed important new light on how, in practical terms, that survival occurred.

The archaeological evidence suggests that the humans came to the site fully prepared. They seem to have brought with them at least some previously made tools that would have been required to butcher their prey.

The study reveals how, deep in prehistory, human economic activity was a community-wide collaborative activity in which everybody played a part.

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This is really interesting.

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One day when we’re living on the Moon, we will look back at discoveries on Earth (sent by drone, naturally) and wonder what and why we did the things we did, just like these archaeologists in England 

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1 minute ago, Lord Temptation said:

One day when we’re living on the Moon, we will look back at discoveries on Earth (sent by drone, of course) and wonder what and why the things we did, just like these archaeologists in England 

I get the whole moon appeal, but I’d rather stay on earth 

On topic: nice! Didn’t know humans arrived there so early. It’s really far north, if you go by the theory that humans originated in southern Africa (Idk much about that so I’ll just accept this premise).

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2 minutes ago, Da J said:

I get the whole moon appeal, but I’d rather stay on earth 

On topic: nice! Didn’t know humans arrived there so early. It’s really far north, if you go by the theory that humans originated in southern Africa (Idk much about that so I’ll just accept this premise).

Humans are pretty resilient. We’re good at adapting to people and places we hate