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A researcher has proposed the 'natural kiln hypothesis,' suggesting that early humans discovered fire-hardened clay through exposure to intense wildfires rather than through deliberate experimentation with hearths. Observing clay baked solid by these natural blazes may have shown ancient people that heat could transform soft earth into a durable, useful material, eventually leading to intentional pottery-making.
A new archaeological analysis of prehistoric bone remains suggests that cannibalism during the Neolithic period was not a uniform behavior but took different forms depending on time and place. Researchers found variation in butchering marks, burial context, and treatment of remains, indicating diverse motivations ranging from ritual to survival or warfare.
Clips of humanoid robots tripping, falling and malfunctioning during demonstrations are drawing huge online audiences. Viewers are flocking to this footage for its slapstick appeal, finding humor in machines that were meant to impress instead failing in awkward, very human ways.