Ancient fish hooks found on Okinawa suggest earlier maritime migration than thought
Monday, September 19, 2016 - 08:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(Phys.org)—A large team of Japanese researchers affiliated with multiple institutions working at a dig site on the south side of the island of Okinawa has found what are believed to be the oldest examples of fishing hooks ever unearthed. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team describes the fish hooks, other artifacts they found and why they believe their findings are challenging conventional views of maritime adaptations.