2 hours ago · South Africa
Antelope collagen found in 60,000-year-old ochre offers clues to early human practices

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What we know
In the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a research team from Kyushu University, Universitetet i Bergen and the University of Copenhagen reports that it found traces of ancient collagen protein from the common eland (Taurotragus oryx), a species of antelope, on a 60,000-year-old ochre-rich surface in the Kilpdrift…
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Antelope collagen found in 60,000-year-old ochre offers clues to early human practices
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