320 thousand years ago, when there was no trace of modern man.Homo eroctuspeople lived. A new study has revealed the “fashion” of humanity today.

The cave bear finger bones found in Germany’s Schöningen region, an archaeologist’s paradise, showed that the bears were put to great use for survival in those years. The stripe-shaped markings on the bones can also be seen in bear skins. to survive pointed out its use.

People also used bearskins for survival 320 thousand years ago:

The bones in question were actually not newly discovered. The bones were found in the 1990s, along with tools made from bones and stones. But from the scratches on bears’ finger bones there was no meaning attached to it.

Scratches on other bones are normally caused by humans, that they cut the flesh of animals was pointing. However, since the amount of meat that can be eaten on bears’ fingers is very low, The situation was different here.

To understand the lines on the finger bones, scientists looked specifically at previous discoveries about the process of peeling off an animal’s skin. In these discoveries, lines in some bones evidence that the animal skin has been peeled off turned out to be.

The cut marks found on the bear’s finger bone were also very similar to those found in other past discoveries. Based on this comparison, scientists have determined that people 320 thousand years ago, peeling the skin of bears came to the conclusion.

Of course, these skins were not meant to be “fashionable” in any way. skins, especially in cold weather to protect against the cold had been used. However, the skins also used as protection while sleeping perhaps has been estimated.