The oldest Shell jewelry workshop in Western Europe dates back to 42,000 years

Between 55,000 and 42,000 years, the Shatilonian people lived in what is now France in the modern era and northern Spain. Their tools industry are among The oldest known From this part of the world during the ancient Stone Age, time extends 55,000 and 42,000 years ago. As new research indicates, Châtelperronians also had a searriage jewelry talent.

Researchers who dug at La Roche-à-Pierrot discovered in Saint-Césaire on the Atlantic Coast of France, dyes and shells, perforated and non-preserved, from the period Châtelperrronian. The presence of shells without holes and the lack of signs of wearing on some holes indicates that the site was a jewelry workshop. Specifically, the oldest jewelry workshop in Western Europe.

Mysterious jewelry craftsman

At this time of our genus, Hoomo, the saneIt started leaking from Africa, to replace the last primitive human beings in Europe. This is thus fueled by a mystery around the people of Shatilbronian. Were they Neanderthals or Humo, the sane? A little of both of them? The new result holds the image more.

“This mix is ​​not yet documented by the upper Stone Age industry and the shelling beads provides an insight into cultural contrast in Western Europe and the question was asked about whether the Shatilbrononian makers were affected or formed part of the oldest dispersion in the region in the region,” the researchers wrote in A. Ticket Posted yesterday in PNAS magazine.

The researchers found 37 châtelperronian, 96 red and yellow pigment fragments (Pigmentation They are extensively colored compounds), and at least 42,000 42,000 eagerness, including 30 whole samples, perforated. Assembly includes the first known guide to the coincidences directly associated with the châtelperrron. They also revealed the well -known Neanderthal tools, as well as the remains of bison and horse horse.

The shells come from the Atlantic Coast, which would have occurred about 62 miles (100 km) from the site at the time, while the dyes came from more than 25 miles (40 km). These distances indicate the presence of wide commercial networks or prominent human movement.

Jewelery and dyes in the time period represent the “symbolic expression”, which is characterized by decoration, social distinction and confirmation of identity usually associated with Hoomo, the saneAccording to statement From the National Center for Scientific Research in France. Moreover, the result indicates that the Châtelperronian people belong to or be affected Hoomo, the sane Access to the area about 42,000 years ago.

A prehistoric symbolic expression

“The dismantling of these potential scenarios is difficult in the absence of final evidence about the Châtelperronian maker,” the researchers wrote in the study. “However, the unique symbolic behavior of Châtelperronian groups has probably appeared in Saint-Césaire, on the background of a more diverse vital cultural scene.”

Interactions between various biological and cultural groups may have begun to rise the rise of common symbolic behavior during the European Alevi era, according to the study.

So the next time you wear a necklace or a coincidence bracelet, remember that you are following the footsteps of prehistoric jewelry fashion for thousands of years.