A study published in the Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology has identified the earliest evidence of prehistoric occupation by island dwellers of northern Sri Lanka. Long thought to be unsuitable for human occupation due to its scarce stone resources and semi-arid landscape, the findings at Velanai Island challenge this long-held belief and offer insights into early raw-material exploitation, seafaring capabilities, and subsistence behavior.
  • LillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I appreciate ‘reshapes’ in this headline. Not the rage bait ‘rewrites’ or clickbaity ‘shatters’ or the worse ‘EVERYTHING WE WERE TOLD ABOUT THIS WAS WRONG!1!!one’.

    Just cool, we’ve learned even more that we didn’t know before. Like how science is meant to work.