More than 20,000 years ago. According to some archaeologists, the Venus of Willendorf and other exuberant figurines carved in the Paleolithic era had, above all, an erotic purpose.
Between 30,000 and 50,000 years ago, the landscape of Gibraltar and the Doñana National Park was not very different from the one we observe today, according to a study by the University of Huelva in which the species of plants and animals that inhabited have been identified. in a series of caves in the area.
We thought that recycling was a modern phenomenon, typical of our time of consumption and growing concern for the environment, but we were wrong. 13,000 years ago, our ancestors were already reusing their tools, as an article published in the Journal of Archaeological Science has just shown.
The primitive humans of South Africa already made mattresses from herbs and medicinal plants 77,000 years ago, according to a study by an international team of scientists led by Professor Lyn Wadley, of the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg).
Some of the giant reptiles that dominated the marine food chain during the time of the dinosaurs may have been able to control the temperatures of their own bodies. This is the conclusion reached by a team of French and Danish scientists after analyzing three extinct swimming reptiles, the main predators of the oceans more than 65 million years ago: ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and mosasaurs.
In addition to the dog and the cat, man has had another inseparable companion for the last thousands of years: the pig. An international team of researchers from China, the United Kingdom and the United States has analyzed the DNA of this pet to reconstruct its history.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
