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Stone Age hunter–gatherers traveled long distances to get the right color stone for their tools

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Midnight@slrpnk.net⁩ to ⁨archaeology@mander.xyz⁩

https://phys.org/news/2025-07-stone-age-huntergatherers-distances-tools.html

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  • DisOne@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    How do they know there wasn’t a trading system back then though?

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    • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      The article says trade may have happened.

      In addition, an exchange of materials with other early human groups is conceivable," says Dr. Bader.

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      • DisOne@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Thanks - missed that part

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  • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    knowing that we’re basically identical to people back then, yeah that checks out.

    a long hike to collect good rocks? fuck yeah

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