Handaxes dating back to first human migration from Africa recovered in Oman

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Handaxes dating back to first human migration from Africa recovered in Oman
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The findings could have significant implications for understanding prehistoric populations' cultures and how they adapted to climate change.

In a major excavation work, archaeologists have uncovered unique finds from the less explored desert areas of Oman in Western Asia.

The discoveries include a wide range of prehistoric items, including handaxes dating back to the time of the first human migration out of Africa. Other items included thousands of year-old stone tombs containingAn international team led by the CAS Institute of Archaeology in Prague discovered these ancient items of archaeological significance. The findings could have significant implications for understanding prehistoric populations' cultures and how they adapted to climate change.

The handaxes date back to roughly 300,000 to 1.3 million years ago, the period marking the first human migration out of Africa.According to the official statement, this Arabian peninsula may have served as a migration corridor for people from Africa to enter Eurasia. Some of them may have settled here, as the excavation discovered features of an old riverbed that were possibly left when the climate in Arabia was wetter.dune.

“What we find here is unique in the context of the whole of southern Arabia. A megalithic structure concealing two circular burial chambers revealed the skeletal remains of at least several dozen individuals. Isotopic analyses of bones, teeth, and shells will help us to learn more about the diet, natural environment, and migrations of the buried population,” said Alžběta Danielisová from the Institute of Archaeology, Prague.

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