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Bones from Britain’s ‘oldest northerner’ — dating back 11,000 years — dug up in a cave
BONES from Britain’s “oldest northerner” — dating back 11,000 years — have been dug up in a cave.
The male remains are about 1,000 years older than previous finds and the first evidence of human activity in the region after the Ice Age.
The male remains are about 1,000 years older than previous finds[/caption]
They were found along with a periwinkle shell bead by archaeologist Martin Stables — who said it was “clear evidence” of ancient burials.
He has been searching Heaning Wood Bone Cave near Urswick in Cumbria since 2016.
Martin has previously found human and animal bones, along with stone tools and pottery.
But he said: “I never expected anything like the Early Mesolithic connection in my wildest dreams.
“I can’t wait to hear all the final results. It’s staggering — difficult to imagine what it would have been like around here over 11,000 years ago.”
Earlier human remains have been found in southern England and Wales. But the destructive effect of the Ice Age means such finds are rare in the North.
Dr Rick Peterson, of the University of Central Lancashire, said: “These are some of the earliest dates for human activity in Britain.”
Microsoft could layoff 11,000 employees: Reports
Just months after laying off nearly 1,000 staffers across its Xbox and Edge divisions, Microsoft is expected to carry out another round of layoffs in the coming weeks, impacting 5% of its workforce, according to a Sky News report.
About 11,000 employees out of Microsoft’s 220,000-strong workforce are expected to bear the brunt of the decision, the report claimed, while citing a Wall Street analyst who predicted that the number could be higher.
Microsoft could lay off as many as 11,000 employees this week
Microsoft could announce wide-sweeping layoffs within the next few days. The possibility of the tech giant laying off a significant part of its workforce was first reported by Sky News and later corroborated by Bloomberg. Sky put the number of the cuts at approximately five percent of the company’s 220,000-person workforce or about 11,000 employees total. Bloomberg said it couldn’t find out the scale of the layoffs but reported they would affect “a number of engineering divisions” and that they’re set to be “significantly larger” than other rounds of job cuts undertaken by Microsoft over the last year.
A Microsoft spokesperson told Engadget the company does not comment on rumor and speculation. If the 11,000 figure is accurate, it would equal the 11,000 jobs Meta eliminated last year and fall short of the 18,000 positions Amazon expects to cut once the retailer is done with its far-reaching layoffs. In any case, Microsoft seemingly finds itself on a familiar trajectory. The company saw profits soar during the first two years of the pandemic, and it tried to capitalize on the moment by going on a hiring spree, adding 50,000 employees over that same time frame. But as recently as this past October, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned of imminent belt-tightening due to worsening macroeconomic conditions. “We’re focused on helping our customers do more with less, while investing in secular growth areas and managing our cost structure in a disciplined way,” he told investors and analysts at the time. He’ll likely have more to say about Microsoft’s current position when the company announces its second-quarter earnings on January 24th.
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Daily Crunch: Meta decimates its staff as the social media giant lays off 11,000
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Daily Crunch: Meta decimates its staff as the social media giant lays off 11,000 by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Facebook-owner Meta to cut 11,000 staff
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