Find in German cave: 40,000-year-old mammoth ivory bird figures discovered

Archaeologists excavating Germany's Hohle Fels cave have uncovered two bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory, dating back forty thousand years, Euronews reports. The discovery hints at a striking artistic sensibility among early humans, revealing that creative expression has deep roots in human culture.

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