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It is thought humans inhabited the island from at least 30,000 years ago, surviving despite scarce resources.
The findings suggest a wider use of advanced maritime technology in that era than previously thought.
Modern humans first moved to offshore islands some 50,000 years ago.
originally posted by: butcherguy
One of my cousins wear something like this in the large holes in her earlobes.
They don't look much like a fish hook to me. I see no place on it that is fashioned to connect the fishing line.
originally posted by: Pandaram
This is not a fish hook.. BBC at it again.. LOL
originally posted by: 727Sky
originally posted by: butcherguy
One of my cousins wear something like this in the large holes in her earlobes.
They don't look much like a fish hook to me. I see no place on it that is fashioned to connect the fishing line.
I have actually seen twine wrapped several time around the broader end and secured with a knot to hold the so called hook. When finished with the tying process just about all that is left of the hook is the curved hook part. The tying in this manner also adds strength to the hook..
Is it possible that these hook looking shells were actually a form of body decoration... SURE ! Nice to have a friend who carries around hooks through their ears so that if one came upon a good spot for fishing all it would take is some twine and a few ears to make the catch of the day.. Probably not very sturdy hooks to begin with, so they preforming a dual function makes sense...