A mammoth tusk boomerang from Poland is 40,000 years old (arstechnica.com)
from PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to archaeology@mander.xyz on 30 Jun 23:42
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limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 30 Jun 23:50 collapse

it’s marked with deep, wide incisions, and they contain traces of red pigment. The boomerang was clearly made to be used, but it wasn’t purely utilitarian; someone wanted this thing to look cool while it was whizzing through the air.

PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat on 30 Jun 23:51 next collapse

Some parts of being human are universal

Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone on 01 Jul 01:31 collapse

I’m pretty sure it was because red stripes make it go faster.

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 01 Jul 04:15 collapse

<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/28660c2c-87e3-49c7-ae33-a612568b486e.webp">

Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip on 01 Jul 17:59 collapse

(I’m a bit disgusted at how much that turned me on. That’s how I know it’s a quality turn on tho.)

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 01 Jul 18:01 collapse

Happy cake day

Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip on 01 Jul 18:25 collapse

Yaay, thx!

Last cake day closer to 2000 than 2050.