Discovery Reveals Ancient Humans in Ireland, Norman Lewis’ Art Market Moment—and More

The bones of a bear feature 12,500-year-old knife markings.

FRANCE - APRIL 03: A 2.3 meter (7 1/2 feet) prehistoric cave bear skeleton is seen on display at Christie's in Paris, France, on Tuesday, April 3, 2007. The bones of the creature, which lived in what's now Siberia before the last ice age ended about 10,000 years ago, will be auctioned April 16 along with those of a woolly rhinoceros and about 80 smaller fossils.
The bones of prehistoric cave bear skeleton on display at Christie’s in Paris, France. Similar bones found in Ireland featured knife markings made by Paleolithic humans 12,500 years ago.

The first evidence of Paleolithic humans in Ireland has been discovered in a cave in County Clare. The bones of a bear feature 12,500-year-old knife markings. The markings found on the bones are 2,500 years older than human artifacts found in County Derry, which were previously believed to be the oldest evidence of humans on the island and date to the Mesolithic period.

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Discovery Reveals Ancient Humans in Ireland, Norman Lewis’ Art Market Moment—and More