Examples of replicated paleolithic torche. Notice combustion marks left on the cave walls (B) and fallen remains from the torch on the cave floor (C). Credit: PLOS ONE.

Paleolithic Cave Dwellers And Light They Could Get In Darkness

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers have recreated three common types of Paleolithic lighting systems (torches, grease lamps, and fireplaces) to better understand how Paleolithic cave dwellers might have traveled, lived, and created in the depths of their caves. “The artificial lighting was a crucial physical resource for expanding complex social and economic behavior in Paleolithic […]