Paleolithic
Researchers have identified traces of a rare blue pigment, azurite, on a stone artifact from the Final Paleolithic site of Mühlheim-Dietesheim in Germany, dating back about 13,000 years. This finding challenges long-held assumptions that early European artists used only red and black pigments. The discovery suggests ancient people had advanced knowledge of minerals and possibly used blue for decoration or textiles.
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New research reveals a once-submerged land bridge along Turkey's Ayvalık coast that may have enabled early humans to migrate from Anatolia to Europe. Archaeologists discovered 138 Paleolithic tools across 10 sites, challenging traditional theories of human dispersal. The findings, published in the Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, suggest the region served as a key passageway during the Ice Age.