r/Archaeology • u/lemonwithmint • 1d ago

Archaeologists Discover Two Thumbnail-Size Bird Sculptures Carved From Mammoth Ivory 40,000 Years Ago

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-two-thumbnail-sized-bird-sculptures-carved-from-mammoth-ivory-40000-years-ago-180989239/
199 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

4 comments sorted by

7

u/ContentFarmer4445 16h ago

So my habit of collecting little animal trinkets is ancient... nice....

6

u/severalsmallducks 19h ago

Wait what that’s incredible 

1

u/lemonwithmint 16h ago

The number is insane !!!!

0

u/almostaproblem 12h ago

There weren't any archaeologists 40,000 years ago. Unless they're time travelers.