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Researchers say they have discovered what they call a "proto-writing system" embedded in 20,000-year-old cave paintings, making it the earliest form of some sort of writing we've ever found.
The lines and dots which decorate some of our most famous cave paintings have finally been deciphered as the world's earliest calendar, at over 20,000 years old.
Evidence shows that both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens had complex diets involving several steps of preparation.
Our study shows that both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens had diets involving several steps of preparation and seasoning.
The food pieces include a mixture of different seeds, wild pulses, wild mustard, wild nuts and wild grasses - which could have formed meals resembling bread, porridge, or patties. Scientists have analysed the oldest charred food remains ever...