University of Liverpool: Hunter-Gatherers Lived on Remote Mediterranean Islands a Thousand Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
April 12, 2025
April 12, 2025
LIVERPOOL, England, April 12 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release:
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Hunter-Gatherers lived on remote Mediterranean islands a thousand years earlier than previously thought
New research published in the journal Nature today (Wednesday 9th April), shows that hunter-gatherers crossed at least 100km of open water to reach the Mediterranean island of Malta 8,500 years ago, a thousand years before the arrival of the first farmers. . . .
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Hunter-Gatherers lived on remote Mediterranean islands a thousand years earlier than previously thought
New research published in the journal Nature today (Wednesday 9th April), shows that hunter-gatherers crossed at least 100km of open water to reach the Mediterranean island of Malta 8,500 years ago, a thousand years before the arrival of the first farmers. . . .