Bows and arrows and complex symbolic displays 48,000 years ago in the South Asian tropics
Michelle C. Langley, Noel Amano, Oshan Wedage, Siran Deraniyagala, M. M. Pathmalal, Nimal Perera, Nicole Boivin, Michael D. Petraglia, Patrick Roberts
Abstract
rainforest sites outside of Africa, this exceptional assemblage provides the first detailed insights into how our species met the extreme adaptive challenges that were encountered in Asia during global expansion.
Topics & Concepts
Sri lankaSouth asiaTropicsGeographyThe SymbolicHistoryAncient historyBiologyEcologyPsychologyPsychoanalysisArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies