2026/02/28
protowriting on bones
Geometric shapes on 40,000-year-old bone and ivory suggest early European Homo sapiens long possessed cognitive tools for language. See news article @ Science and full article @ PNAS.
2026/02/04
Advances on cracking Antikythera Mechanism
"Freeth and colleagues at University College London (UCL) believe they have finally cracked the puzzle using 3D computer modelling. They have recreated the entire front panel, and now hope to build a full-scale replica of the Antikythera using modern materials". News article at BBC News, full article at Scientific Reports.
Labels: #analogue, #Computers
