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Wednesday, 19 September 2018

Oldest-known hashtag made by Stone Age humans in Africa

A tiny stone flake covered in a red ochre cross-hatch design has been unearthed in South Africa in a famous cave where paints, paint tool boxes, spears and beads have previously been found.  The discovery indicates early modern humans were capable of symbolic behaviour between 70,000 and 100,000 years ago.



See also Neanderthal 'hashtag' carving found in cave.
Dr CLÉiRIGh at 00:00
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