Ancient Ostrich Egg Art Signals Early Human Geometry
TL;DR
A study of 60,000-year-old ostrich eggshell engravings from southern Africa reveals highly organized geometric patterns, suggesting early humans possessed abstract spatial thinking and planning skills well before written language, challenging views of prehistoric cognitive development.
Topics:sciencearchaeology#ancient-art#archaeology#cognitive-evolution#ostrich-eggshells#prehistoric-geometry#spatial-reasoning
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