More archaeological ferment regarding places, human travel and intelligence, and early trade. Christos A. Djonis thinks “Atlantis” was more than “Platonic Love” of parables to illustrate philosophical points, but based upon a real “prehistoric super-island.” Djonis believes the island of Thera, acknowledged by many historians as a potential basis for Plato’s construct, actually is a remnant of that super-island’s submergence “beneath the waves.” But that immersion came from gradually rising Mediterranean waters, rather than catastrophic land subsidence. For perhaps a more significant mystery for our collective past, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History has Central Asia Identified As a Key Region for Human Ancestors. Data from Palaeolithic stone tools, stalagmite geochemical studies, and palaeoclimate modeling indicate that currently-dry areas in the Central Asian lowlands were c. 2.58 MYBP favorable living areas and launch-points for migrations westward. New Views of Neanderthal Are Reshaping Prehistory, according to Mark Derr. Derr asserts new developments raise estimations of Neanderthal “smarts.” And Mining.com reports that Gold Objects Found in Troy Were Mass-Produced, Travelled Great Distances more than 4000 years ago. Yet another international team using a cutting (or melting)-edge technology have identified a network stretching from the Aegean to the location of present-day Pakistan. (WM)
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