Not exact matches
To celebrate the natural in
such a way as to disparage
human artifacts would be «going too far».
The method was previously used on
human organs as an anatomy study aid for medical students, and has since been adopted to digitally archive
artifacts such as ancient pottery and prehistoric skulls so that students and researchers can interact with otherwise rarely handled specimens from museum collections.
Neanderthal remains are occasionally associated with
such symbolic
artifacts, but those pale in comparison with the
artifacts produced by early modern
humans, suggesting a significant gap in linguistic abilities.
Scientists working in the desert badlands of northwestern Kenya have found stone tools dating back 3.3 million years, long before the advent of modern
humans, and by far the oldest
such artifacts yet discovered.
A new generation of researchers is using DNA analysis of varied organisms
such as
humans, chickens, and sweet potatoes to add compelling data to a case previously based on more nebulous linguistic and
artifact similarities.
Neanderthals created
artifacts similar to ones made at about the same time by modern
humans arriving in Europe,
such as body ornaments and small blades.