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New Homo erectus fossil found in Gongwangling of Lantian, Central China. The cranium is too badly damaged for analysis, but the teeth match other erectus individuals. Dated to 1.63 million years ago.
Pressure flaking and sometimes gently heating the flint or obsidian can produce the highest quality tools, many of which look aesthetically beautiful.
This didnt matter, the interest in anti-aging, the elixir of youth, drove more researchers towards a study of 'glands' - those organs which produce unknown substances that effect the metabolism and state of the organism.
The Hamburgian Culture (15,500-13,100kya) was spread across northern Europe, following new reindeer migration routes. Typified by the new shouldered points used for hunting.
Finally the remaining cranial vault section was knapped or shaped with blunt force, producing distinctive bone breakage patterns and a cup or vessel shaped object.
Venus figurines do exist during this period, but they become less detailed and more abstract.
In conclusion, the Gravettian period was likely the most unified Europe would ever be. It was a vast techno-cultural mosaic which pioneered ceramics, artwork, hunting tech and semi sedentary life.
Another major reason was hygiene. Infants frequently suffered infections from tainted milk. Encouraging them to suckle directly from the animal decreased the risk of infection.