age of Loebianity

From: Russell Standish <r.standish.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:42:36 +1000

An interesting (if perhaps sideline) discovery on when the modern
human mind evolved:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19570907-29677,00.html

"LONDON: Modern human behaviour such as body adornment, figurative thought and probably complex language began at least 25,000 years earlier than previously believed, according to an analysis of shell beads kept in museum collections since the early 20th century.

"The perforated shells from 100,000 years ago, held by London's Natural History Museum and the Musee de l'Homme in Paris, have been identified as the earliest known example of jewellery.

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Cheers

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Received on Sat Jun 24 2006 - 19:34:50 PDT