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40,000-Year-Old Bird Figurines Found in German Cave (www.sci.news)
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[–] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

Curious. Carbon dating can confirm the mammoth tusk to -40k but why is it assumed it was carved then? Someone could have found the tusk later and carved it.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    It's likely because of the layers (Upper-Paleolithic) the carvings were recovered from. The article links to futher findings which have also been dated to be around 40000 to 35000 years old.

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