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Stone Age Weapons-Making Technology Discovered in Armenia
Friday, September 26th, 2014
A stone weapon made with the levallois technique
NOR GEGHI, Armenia (OTC Capital)--Thousands of tools from the
Paleolithic era have been discovered from a site in Armenia.
The latest discovery gives scientists a better insight into how
technological developments evolved and spread in the world. The
research teams which included scientists from across the world and a
team from Royal Holloway, University of London believe that they have
unearthed evidence that the ancient technique of Levallois which is
used for making hunting weapons was actually invented in Africa and
later spread across the world. Details of the study were published in
the journal Science.
The Paleolithic era is a period of human history which is
characterized by the development of primitive stone tools which was
developed for hunting. The period covers a major portion of human pre
historic technology.
The levallois technique is type of stone knapping which was developed
by the ancestors of modern humans for making hunting tools. It is a
more sophisticated method for making hunting tools. Levallois
technique has been named after the discovery of flint tools in the
French province of Levallois-Perret
The evidence of the theory that these tools originated in Africa and
spread to other parts is available at a site in Armenia. The
archaeologist believes that the technology was a part of these
Armenian communities which thrived 325,000 to 335,000 years ago.
"The discovery of thousands of stone artefacts preserved at this
unique site provides a major new insight into how Stone Age tools
developed during a period of profound human behavioural and biological
change," researcher Simon Blockley, from the Royal Holloway geography
department of the University of London, said.
Together with fellow researcher Alison MacLeod and an international
team from across the United States and Europe, Blockley analysed
volcanic material from the site around Nor Geghi, in the Kotayk
province of Armenia.
http://asbarez.com/127368/stone-age-weapons-making-technology-discovered-in-armenia/
From: A. Papazian
Friday, September 26th, 2014
A stone weapon made with the levallois technique
NOR GEGHI, Armenia (OTC Capital)--Thousands of tools from the
Paleolithic era have been discovered from a site in Armenia.
The latest discovery gives scientists a better insight into how
technological developments evolved and spread in the world. The
research teams which included scientists from across the world and a
team from Royal Holloway, University of London believe that they have
unearthed evidence that the ancient technique of Levallois which is
used for making hunting weapons was actually invented in Africa and
later spread across the world. Details of the study were published in
the journal Science.
The Paleolithic era is a period of human history which is
characterized by the development of primitive stone tools which was
developed for hunting. The period covers a major portion of human pre
historic technology.
The levallois technique is type of stone knapping which was developed
by the ancestors of modern humans for making hunting tools. It is a
more sophisticated method for making hunting tools. Levallois
technique has been named after the discovery of flint tools in the
French province of Levallois-Perret
The evidence of the theory that these tools originated in Africa and
spread to other parts is available at a site in Armenia. The
archaeologist believes that the technology was a part of these
Armenian communities which thrived 325,000 to 335,000 years ago.
"The discovery of thousands of stone artefacts preserved at this
unique site provides a major new insight into how Stone Age tools
developed during a period of profound human behavioural and biological
change," researcher Simon Blockley, from the Royal Holloway geography
department of the University of London, said.
Together with fellow researcher Alison MacLeod and an international
team from across the United States and Europe, Blockley analysed
volcanic material from the site around Nor Geghi, in the Kotayk
province of Armenia.
http://asbarez.com/127368/stone-age-weapons-making-technology-discovered-in-armenia/
From: A. Papazian