The findings reveal a close association between climatic conditions and early human migrations out of Africa.
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A close look at 7,000-year-old grinding stones left in ancient firepits shows wandering herders in northern Saudi Arabia carried heavy tools for working on bones, plants and rocks.
The new work presents the oldest dated evidence for hominins in Arabia, in the form of an ancient handaxe tool uncovered from the Nefud Desert.
All cultures have communicated their knowledge in diverse and marvellous ways throughout time. Failing to see the significance of this is racist and lazy.
Despite what we’re told, religion isn’t inherently peaceful. People kill in the name of their religion, just as they love in its name.
Stone tools have been integral to the way archaeologists have told the human story.
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Director, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Palaeontology, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, University of Wollongong
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PhD candidate in Archaeological Science, University of Wollongong
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PhD student of Stone Age Archaeology, University of Tübingen
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Philip S. Bernstein Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Rochester
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Senior Lecturer in Technology and Society, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Mediterranean Prehistory, University of Malta
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Senior Lecturer in Science Communication, Australian National University
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Distinguished Professor of Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley
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Senior Lecturer in Māori Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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San Diego State University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
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Researcher, Institute of Heritage Science, National Research Council (CNR)
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Professor, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University
