Bows and arrows and complex symbolic displays 48,000 years ago in the South Asian tropics

Michelle C. Langley, Noel Amano, Oshan Wedage, Siran U. Deraniyagala, Pathmalal Marakkale Manage, Nimal Perera, Nicole L. Boivin, Michael D. Petraglia +1 more

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Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Archaeology and Rock Art Studies

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rainforest sites outside of Africa, this exceptional assemblage provides the first detailed insights into how our species met the extreme adaptive challenges that were encountered in Asia during global expansion.

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