fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoThe Ljungavik Dog: A Mesolithic dog burialmander.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe Ljungavik Dog: A Mesolithic dog burialmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
https://arkeologerna-com.translate.goog/bloggar/benbloggen/ljungavikshunden-en-mesolitisk-hundbegravning/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
minus-squareLogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoId love to see a recreation of the dog. Its hard to get a sense of scale but the head looks quite big. Also: Along with the dog, a small number of microchips were found which can be interpreted as grave gifts. Microchips? Is that like chips of flint napping or were the ancient alien dudes on to something?
minus-squarexx3rawr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoBro how else would anthropoligists know the dog had an owner. Duh
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agothe original text has it as “mikrospån”, which should be translated as microblade, a 3-5cm flint blade used to make microliths.
minus-squareLogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAh thanks, i kind of forgot Firefox translated it for me. That makes much mores sense.
Id love to see a recreation of the dog. Its hard to get a sense of scale but the head looks quite big. Also:
Microchips? Is that like chips of flint napping or were the ancient alien dudes on to something?
Bro how else would anthropoligists know the dog had an owner. Duh
the original text has it as “mikrospån”, which should be translated as microblade, a 3-5cm flint blade used to make microliths.
Ah thanks, i kind of forgot Firefox translated it for me. That makes much mores sense.