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More Moroccan Middle Stone Age shell beads, here #Aterian from the coastal archaeological site of El Mnasra Cave (Rabat-Témara, Morocco) From 115- 94 ka, it's one of the largest MSA bead assemblages in Africa.

'specific features include the prevalence of un-perforated shells, some of which show […]

90,000 year-old specialised bone technology in the Ateria... The question of cognitive complexity in early Homo sapien...

Original study by Abdeljalil Bouzouggar et al., published via @PLOSONE, October 3, 2018:

"90,000 year-old specialised #bone #technology in the #Aterian Middle #StoneAge of #NorthAfrica"

journals.plos.org/plosone/article

#BoneAge: Africa’s #Aterian culture took bone tools to a new level around 90k yrs ago as seafood increasingly became dietary staples, suggesting strategic planning for survival & associated changes in toolmaking earlier than...