Bows and arrows and complex symbolic displays 48,000 years ago in the South Asian tropics

Authors: Michelle C. Langley, Noel Amano, Oshan Wedage, Siran Deraniyagala, M.M Pathmalal, Nimal Perera, Nicole Boivin, Michael D. Petraglia, Patrick Roberts

Published: 2020-06-12

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba3831

Source: Full article

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Abstract

Fa-Hien Lena provides evidence for bone-tipped arrows and brilliant symbolic displays 48,000 years ago in tropical Sri Lanka.