#prehistory

I am rather partial to the traditional use of the term "artefact". For example, ceramic artefacts are very durable: they can last for thousands of years. Occasionally and with luck, one finds a six-thousand-year-old (say) pot that is almost as good as new. Ceramics is the oldest artificial material, and still going strong. Note that it is silicon-based. P.S. For examples of ceramic text storage media, see Mesopotamian clay tablets from about the Third Millennium and later. See also the Tartaria tablets and the Gradeshnitsa tablet for older examples of proto-writing. #Archaeology #Prehistory @pkw @screwlisp@gamerplus.org @inscript@merveilles.town

Cave paintings were discovered in Lascaux, #France, OTD in 1940 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/giverny-dolmen/?s=mb #travel #prehistory

Stone tools and obsidian artifacts provided some of the strongest clues. The evidence suggests people often traveled between 40 and 200 kilometers. . . . . . . Researchers believe these shared traditions point to the exchange of skills and ideas between groups. Knowledge moved across the region, helping people keep useful techniques and cultural practices alive. . . . The findings suggest that strong social networks were a key part of life for prehistoric hunter-gatherers. Long-distance connections helped people exchange ideas, maintain cultural ties, and face changing conditions over thousands of years. – Dario Radley, Ancient social networks helped hunter-gatherers survive in the Caucasus for 30,000 years https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/social-networks-hunter-gatherers-survive-caucasus/ #Archaeology #history #LjFeeds #prehistory