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54,000 years ago the invention of the bow and arrow was a big deal. Now AI is about to upend all that we know. Have we improved?

Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at Mandrin, France

Source
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj9496

Synonyms
https://www.rawstory.com/the-earliest-modern-humans-in-europe-mastered-bow-and-arrow-technology-54000-years-ago/

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More RawStory Pravda BS

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According to science.org, homo sapiens reached Australia some ten thousand years before they reached Europe. I have a little trouble with that one. Humans invented boats that could cross open ocean before they reached Europe? If I had to describe this supposedly scientific article I would call it "rife with conjecture." Like many Paleontological "facts" there appears to be a lot of unsupported guesswork masquerading as proven fact. Conflicting evidence is frequently denigrated as mistaken somehow. You'd be surprised how many scientists reach the exact conclusion whoever is paying them wants them to reach. Real science frequently takes a back seat to research funding. If you wish an informative and elegant example of hubris, just watch and listen to a Paleontologist pontificate. They can pander as well as a politician or televangelist.