#Latest news with #excavationsWashington Post27-05-2025GeneralWashington PostScientists date the oldest known tools made from whale bones to 20,000 years agoNEW YORK — Scientists have pinpointed the oldest known evidence of humans making tools from whale bone. The bones, fashioned into narrow projectiles for hunting, had been uncovered in excavations dating back over a century in the Bay of Biscay near Spain and France. Scientists figured the tools were quite ancient , but many were small fragments so it was hard to determine their age.
Washington Post27-05-2025GeneralWashington PostScientists date the oldest known tools made from whale bones to 20,000 years agoNEW YORK — Scientists have pinpointed the oldest known evidence of humans making tools from whale bone. The bones, fashioned into narrow projectiles for hunting, had been uncovered in excavations dating back over a century in the Bay of Biscay near Spain and France. Scientists figured the tools were quite ancient , but many were small fragments so it was hard to determine their age.
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