13 June 2020 10:22 am
The objects were found in a cave(Fa-Hien) in Sri Lanka and include the oldest known bow-and-arrow technology outside Africa, dating back to 48,000 years ago, new research published in the journal Science Advances revealed.
The research described evidence for bow-and-arrow hunting toolkits alongside a complex symbolic repertoire from 48,000 years before present at the Sri Lankan site of Fa-Hien Lena—the earliest bow-and-arrow technology outside of Africa. “As one of the oldest H. sapiens rainforest sites outside of Africa, this exceptional assemblage provides the first detailed insights into how our species met the extreme adaptive challenges that were encountered in Asia during global expansion,” it said.
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/06/tools-human-early-migration-rainforest-sri-lanka/