考古学家发现了欧洲鲸骨制造的20 000年的狩猎工具。 Archaeologists discovered 20,000-year-old hunting tools made from whale bones in Europe.

科学家发现了由鲸骨制成的最古老的已知工具,可追溯到大约20,000年前。 Scientists have found the oldest known tools made from whale bones, dating back to around 20,000 years ago. 这些工具是在比斯凯湾西班牙和法国附近挖掘时发现的,是用于狩猎的狭窄射弹。 The tools, discovered in excavations near Spain and France in the Bay of Biscay, were narrow projectiles used for hunting. 骨头来自各种鲸鱼物种,包括蓝鲸、鳍鲸和精子鲸。 The bones were from various whale species, including blue, fin, and sperm whales. 这一发现表明,古代人类利用沿海资源生存,可能还收集贝壳和捕鱼。 This discovery shows that ancient humans used coastal resources for survival, likely also collecting seashells and fishing. 研究将鲸骨工具的使用时间推后约15 000年。 The research pushes back the timeline of whale bone tool usage by about 15,000 years.