Discoveries in Israel suggest that several human species shared ideas in that cave during the paleolithic.
Imagine several human species together in a cavemixed, sharing ideas during the paleolithic.
This is precisely what suggests the discovery made by archaeologists, in a newly school cave Israel.
In this, they were discovered five graves in a cave belonging to an enigmatic human lineage.
Apparently the group shared aspects of his lifestyletechnology and funeral customs with modern and neanderthal humans – who lived in that region until 130,000 years ago.
And more: leaves the idea that this coexistence extended for about 50 thousand years.
But it is not known which group influenced The other and in which direction, underlines the.
This Mediterranean Zone of the Levante It was a central “gateway” for Homo sapiens (and other branches of the human genealogical tree that migrated from Africa).
The southern lift was home to at least three different groups: modern, neanderthal humans and a third line -like lineage to modern humans and neanderthals simultaneously.
They were physically different groups, but there were not many indications about their lifestyles.
Following the tracks left by a temporary hunting and slaughter camp, archaeologists sought new “relics” nearby, namely in the Tinshemet Cave.
These new excavations revealed the five graves. It is not known if they belong to the early modern humans, the hybrids of humans and neanderthals, the mysterious other lineage or another completely different group. There is: enigma.
Also discovered artifacts of stone Curved on one side, plans on the other and have sharp edges.
Human remains were buried in fetal positions, often with ocher – a ritual that would be associated with funeral practices.
The team also discovered bones of large animals: horses, deer and gazelles.
Researchers suggest that different groups of Homo were thus together in the middle of the average paleolithic in the uprising, sharing important routines. AND They were not sporadic meetings.
Despite being together, each group would have their lifestyle and their favorite routines.
In practices that were shared, archaeologists cannot tell if, for example, modern humans have adopted the Neanderthal hunting strategies, or whether the Neanderthals adopted modern human funeral rites. Or new practices were created together.
