Techniques for modeling Natufian clay beads reconstructed through experimentation. Most beads were modeled directly onto plant fiber threads, while others were modeled onto wild cereal straw cores. (Laurent Davin via SWNS)
A butterfly clay bead from the Final Natufian period in Eynan-Mallaha (Upper Jordan Valley), colored red with ochre and marked with the fingerprints of the child, 10, who modeled it 12,000 years ago. Four other beads discovered in other villages were also modeled by children. The study presents the largest collection of Paleolithic fingerprints known today. (Laurent Davin via SWNS)
Techniques for modeling Natufian clay beads reconstructed through experimentation. Most beads were modeled directly onto plant fiber threads, while others were modeled onto wild cereal straw cores. (Laurent Davin via SWNS)
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By Stephen Beech
Children were shaping clay 15,000 years ago - long before pottery became common, according to new research.
A butterfly clay bead from the Final Natufian period in Eynan-Mallaha (Upper Jordan Valley), colored red with ochre and marked with the fingerprints of the child, 10, who modeled it 12,000 years ago. Four other beads discovered in other villages were also modeled by children. The study presents the largest collection of Paleolithic fingerprints known today. (Laurent Davin via SWNS)
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* WHERE...Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay,
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* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Thursday.
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
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