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40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Ivory Boomerang Challenges Origins of Ancient Rituals

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Source: Live Science
40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Ivory Boomerang Challenges Origins of Ancient Rituals
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A 40,000-year-old mammoth tusk boomerang was discovered in Poland, making it the oldest in Europe and possibly the world, revealing advanced tool-making skills of early Homo sapiens during the Paleolithic period.

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  1. 40,000-year-old mammoth tusk boomerang is oldest in Europe — and possibly the world  Live Science
  2. World's oldest boomerang older than thought, but not Australian  BBC
  3. Ancient mammoth-tusk boomerang is twice as old as we thought  New Scientist
  4. The boomerang is European, not Australian, study suggests  The Telegraph
  5. 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Ivory Boomerang And Human Finger Hint At Mysterious Prehistoric Rituals  IFLScience

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