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2016-12-03 12:13:33     Incredible discovery of 40,000-year-old tools for art and engineering | Ars Technica UK

http://arstechnica.co.uk/...d-tools-for-art-and-engineering/

The question that has long raged among archaeologists is... first began using ochre as a tool for engineering or as ... making art. In other words, does symbolism start with sc... aesthetics? By examining 23 ochre-processing tools from ... researchers

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2017-07-15 09:27:18     Ravens Are Able To Plan For The Future As Well As Human Children Can | IFLScience

http://www.iflscience.com/...-for-the-future-just-like-apes/

In a new set of experiments published in Science, howeve... found that the raven’s ability to plan ahead goes much... simply catching food.
The first experiment trained the birds to use a tool to ...

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