40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Ivory Boomerang Challenges Origins of Ancient Rituals
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A 40,000-year-old mammoth tusk boomerang was discovered in Poland, making it the oldest in Europe and possibly the world, revealing advanced tool-making skills of early Homo sapiens during the Paleolithic period.
- 40,000-year-old mammoth tusk boomerang is oldest in Europe — and possibly the world Live Science
- World's oldest boomerang older than thought, but not Australian BBC
- Ancient mammoth-tusk boomerang is twice as old as we thought New Scientist
- The boomerang is European, not Australian, study suggests The Telegraph
- 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Ivory Boomerang And Human Finger Hint At Mysterious Prehistoric Rituals IFLScience
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