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Tom Metcalfe

Ancient quarries in Israel reveal where Homo erectus hunted and butchered elephants

Illustration of elephant hunting using spears by Dana Ackerfeld.

Ancient humans quarried flint to make weapons for hunting and butchering elephants up to 2 million years ago in what's now the Upper Galilee region of Israel, a new study finds.

The research answers long-standing questions about why there were so many ancient quarries in the region, and found that they were located near water sources likely used by migrating elephant herds.

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