50 000-year-old Social Network Discovered
YOU South Africa|17 February 2022
"German scientists say they’ve discovered a kind of social network that could be about 50 000 years old in southern and east Africa."
50 000-year-old Social Network Discovered

As part of their research they studied more than 1 500 beads made of ostrich shell that were discovered in different locations.

They think prehistoric humans traded and exchanged these beads over many kilometres, creating a social network.

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