During excavation of a cave in Sicily, the scientists have
found earliest known presence of humans in the island to be 16,500 years old. Animal
bones, stone tools and charred wood were unearthed in the cave located near
town of Acquedolci in Messina region.
Evidence shows that residents of the cave hunted large
animals, particularly deer. They used meat for food, hides for clothing and
bones to make tools. Marks and burns on the bones suggests that animals were
skinned and cooked in the cave.
Stone tools found in the cave were made from flint and
quartzite. These tools include scrapers, points and carving tools.
Analysis of ash found in the cave showed that the trees in Sicily
during that time included maple, oak and beech. This contrasts with the icy conditions
of Europe during that time.
The research was published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences.
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