14,400-Year-Old Footprints in Italian Cave Reveal Ice Age Lighting Techniques | Ancient Origins

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A new study reveals that 14,400 years ago, Ice Age hunter-gatherers used small pine twigs to light their way through the deep passages of Bàsura Cave in Italy.

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