Observatory: Skull-Cups Found in a British Cave Conjure an Ancient Rite

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 17:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The well-shaped braincases of two adults and a child who lived 14,700 years ago are the oldest directly dated skull-cups known, based on radiocarbon analysis.

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