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Tabon Cave finds: Prehistoric SEA fiber technology

Diliman Information Office — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 05:45:15 +0000

Earliest pieces of evidence of basket and tie manufacturing on stone tools were recently found in Tabon Cave in Palawan by researchers from UP Diliman (91�Թ��) and the National Museum. In the paper The Invisible Plant Technology of Prehistoric Southeast Asia, the researchers reported “the discovery of a use-wear pattern characteristic of thinning plant fibers […]

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Earliest fiber technology found in Tabon Cave

Diliman Information Office — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 06:16:01 +0000

Earliest pieces of evidence of basket and tie manufacturing on stone tools were recently found in Tabon Cave in Palawan by researchers from UP Diliman (91�Թ��) and the National Museum. The pieces of evidence found date back to 39,000 to 33,000 years ago, determined through cutting-edge microscopic analyses. In correspondences with 91�Թ��ate Online, Hermine Xhauflair, […]

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