“Archaeologists have long been asking questions about the character and temporal depth of human intervention in our planet’s ecosystems,” said Professor Wil Roebroeks, an archaeologist at Leiden University. “Among other things, we found the remains of hundreds of slaughtered animals, surrounded by numerous stone tools and a huge amount of charcoal remains,” Professor Roebroeks said. “The traces were found in what 125,000 years ago was a forest area where not only prey such as horses, deer and cattle, but also elephants, lions and hyenas lived.”“This mixed deciduous forest stretched from the Netherlands to Poland. “The question is, of course, whether it became open because of the arrival of hominins, or whether hominins came because it was open?” Professor Roebroeks said. “Hunter-gatherers weren’t simply primal hippies who roamed the landscape picking fruit here and hunting animals there,” Professor Roebroeks said.

Source: Ethiopian News December 21, 2021 16:48 UTC