[Rockhounds] ‘Landmark paper’ shows why ice age Europeans wore jewelry

[Paul]

‘Landmark paper’ shows why ice age Europeans wore jewelry
Bridget Alex, ScienceOrg, January 29, 2024
https://www.science.org/content/article/landmark-paper-shows-why-ice-age-europeans-wore-jewelry

Ancient Jewelry Shows Ice Age Europe Had 9 Distinct Cultures
Sarah Wild, Scientific American, January 29, 2024
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-jewelry-shows-ice-age-europe-had-9-distinct-cultures/

The paywalled paper is:

"Evidence from Personal Ornaments Su!est Nine Distinct
Cultural Groups between 34,000 and 24,000 Years Ago in
Europe,” by Jack Baker et al., in Nature Human Behavior;
Published online January 29, 2024.

Yours,

Paul H.