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ARMENIA EXPOSED DOZENS OF PALEOLITHIC ERA'S WEAPONS USED 325K YEARS AGO
Capital Wired
Sept 26 2014
Around 325,000 years ago, thousands of gizmos from the Paleolithic
era recovered from a place in Armenia which allowed the researchers
to gather data regarding how ancient developments developed and spread
around the globe.
The team of researchers from all around the world, including a
group Royal Holloway, University of London had basis to think
that an ancient procedure named as 'Levallois' was used to create
hunting weapons. These weapons were actually originated in Africa
and transmitted to the other continents.
The researchers claimed that, they found the evidences at the place
in Armenia capitulated weapons regarding this type of technology.
Moreover, this technology was in fact previously part of these earliest
Armenian groups, which flourished 325,000-335,000 years ago.
Particularly, in this region, the technique is known as 'Bi-face'
which could be believed as somewhat similar to Levallois. These
instruments were firstly analyzed by the researchers and told that
the volcanic material was used in them, which was discovered in Nor
Geghi in Kotayk Province, Armenia.
With the invention of these ancient instruments, the researchers
would be able to get into the fresh and novel insights that ancient
groups were believed to be more innovative. These groups have adapted
two diverse technologies in order to create instruments which were
essential for their hunting culture.
With the expansion of population around the globe, Levallois and
biface techniques rapidly extended across Africa to Eurasia. After
studying the tools in Armenia, the researchers found that 'Bi-face'
techniques was actually developed separately and is not a derived from
Levallois. Though, both techniques are somewhat similar to one another.
A mass of stone-shaped is used in both techniques in to hunting tools,
which looks like sharp and thin flakes. Though, the major difference
is that, with the help of Levallois technique, you can shape tools
by prominent flakes from a prepared core evocative of lithic reduction.
Alternatively, the Bi-face technique is basic. It will use two sides
of stone in order to shape out flakes to make big tools like axes.
The study was published in the journal, Science.
http://www.capitalwired.com/armenia-exposed-dozens-of-paleolithic-eras-weapons-used-325k-years-ago/22937/
From: Baghdasarian
Capital Wired
Sept 26 2014
Around 325,000 years ago, thousands of gizmos from the Paleolithic
era recovered from a place in Armenia which allowed the researchers
to gather data regarding how ancient developments developed and spread
around the globe.
The team of researchers from all around the world, including a
group Royal Holloway, University of London had basis to think
that an ancient procedure named as 'Levallois' was used to create
hunting weapons. These weapons were actually originated in Africa
and transmitted to the other continents.
The researchers claimed that, they found the evidences at the place
in Armenia capitulated weapons regarding this type of technology.
Moreover, this technology was in fact previously part of these earliest
Armenian groups, which flourished 325,000-335,000 years ago.
Particularly, in this region, the technique is known as 'Bi-face'
which could be believed as somewhat similar to Levallois. These
instruments were firstly analyzed by the researchers and told that
the volcanic material was used in them, which was discovered in Nor
Geghi in Kotayk Province, Armenia.
With the invention of these ancient instruments, the researchers
would be able to get into the fresh and novel insights that ancient
groups were believed to be more innovative. These groups have adapted
two diverse technologies in order to create instruments which were
essential for their hunting culture.
With the expansion of population around the globe, Levallois and
biface techniques rapidly extended across Africa to Eurasia. After
studying the tools in Armenia, the researchers found that 'Bi-face'
techniques was actually developed separately and is not a derived from
Levallois. Though, both techniques are somewhat similar to one another.
A mass of stone-shaped is used in both techniques in to hunting tools,
which looks like sharp and thin flakes. Though, the major difference
is that, with the help of Levallois technique, you can shape tools
by prominent flakes from a prepared core evocative of lithic reduction.
Alternatively, the Bi-face technique is basic. It will use two sides
of stone in order to shape out flakes to make big tools like axes.
The study was published in the journal, Science.
http://www.capitalwired.com/armenia-exposed-dozens-of-paleolithic-eras-weapons-used-325k-years-ago/22937/
From: Baghdasarian