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- 1Archaeologists Reconstruct the Stone Age's 'Invisible' Technologies●Archaeologists Are Reconstructing the 'Invisible' Technologies of the Stone Age
Archaeologists are working to recover perishable Stone Age technologies such as rope, thread and twine, materials that rarely survive in the archaeological record. By studying indirect evidence, wear patterns and experimental replication, researchers are piecing together the fiber-based crafts that underpinned prehistoric daily life. The work highlights how much of early human innovation, from cordage to textiles, has been effectively invisible to science until now.
- 2Drought reveals Bronze Age metalwork in Central European river beds●Hey Central European colleagues! Are you finding a lot of Bronze Age metalwork on and in your dry river beds during this
An archaeologist has asked colleagues across Central Europe whether receding rivers during the current drought emergency are exposing Bronze Age metalwork in and along dry river beds. The question highlights how extreme low water levels are creating unexpected archaeological discoveries, a phenomenon previously seen with hunger stones and sunken villages as major rivers like the Rhine, Danube and Elbe shrink to historic lows.
- 3Archaeologists Reconstruct the Stone Age's Invisible Technologies●Archaeologists Are Reconstructing the 'Invisible' Technologies of the Stone Age Article URL: https://www. smithsonianmag
Archaeologists are piecing together perishable Stone Age technologies—rope, thread and twine—that rarely survive in the archaeological record. A Smithsonian Magazine feature describes how researchers use traces such as marks on artifacts, wear patterns and comparative studies with modern foraging societies to infer these fibre-based crafts. The work suggests sophisticated textile and cordage skills developed far earlier than surviving evidence alone would indicate, reshaping views of prehistoric technological capability.