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<< News >> Seafaring in the Palaeolithic?

Submitted by aluta on Sunday, 28 October 2007  Page Views: 1920

Mesolithic, Palaeolithic and EarlierAn article in Minerva Magazine places the origins of village life and sea travel far earlier than was thought, with Homo erectus settlements in Africa going back as far as 200,000 to 400,000 years before present showing evidence of both.

Minerva article on the theories of German archaeologist Helmet Zeigert. Not known as a gadfly or fringe researcher, some comments from Zeigert's peers compare his findings to discovering "life on Mars", others caution that the analysis is a misinterpretation of legitimate finds. For more, see the original article in Minervia Magazine. For the reaction, see this blog with a handy time line and the Times On Line European news section.

Note: Audacious theory gives Homo Erectus pride of place as inventor of sedentary life style.

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Re: Seafaring in the Palaeolithic? by Anonymous on Sunday, 11 November 2007
theres' been an abundance of recent discoveries in the rift valley that rewrites the evolution of lucy and her kind.
thanks for the interesting addition to this region.
iceman aka [email protected]
concentrating in archaeology, diversified in both biological and cultural anthropology. linguistics seems to be my next area of study however medical anthropology is becoming a 5th discipline.
happy digging
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Re: Seafaring in the Palaeolithic? by Anonymous on Sunday, 04 November 2007

About the only the only thing that remains from that time period are fossil bones and stones. I suspect if we could have all of the material that existed from that time, we would be very, very surprised as to what these people were capable of.

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Re: Seafaring in the Palaeolithic? by Aluta on Sunday, 28 October 2007
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Aargh! source
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Re: Seafaring in the Palaeolithic? by Aluta on Sunday, 28 October 2007
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This reads like a theory one would read in those crazy magazines I love so much, but this has at least a bit of legitimacy, coming as it has from a respected sourse.
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