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60,000-year-old ostrich eggshell engravings reveal a surprisingly sophisticated human mind
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Researchers have identified sophisticated geometric patterns engraved on 60,000-year-old ostrich eggshells found in southern Africa. The study suggests that early Homo sapiens possessed a structured, symbolic way of thinking.
Archaeologists working at several sites in southern Africa have uncovered hundreds of unusual pieces of engraved ostrich eggshell. More than 60,000 years old, these fragments were created by groups of Homo sapiens living in the region.
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