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Archaeologist finds world's oldest funereal fish hooks

An archaeologist from The Australian National University (ANU) has uncovered the world's oldest known Fish-hooks placed in a burial ritual, found on Indonesia's Alor Island, northwest of East Timor. The skeletal remains and Fish Hooks [Credit: ANU]The five fish hooks were among items carefully placed under the chin, and around the jaws of a female from the Pleistocene era, dating back 12,000 years. Distinguished Professor Sue...

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