Sunscreen, clothes and caves may have helped Homo sapiens survive 41,000 years ago

Earth’s Magnetic Field Once Collapsed. Humans Survived. Here's How

Earth's Northern Lights typically dance near the poles, but 41,000 years ago, they lit up skies over North Africa and Australia. The post Earth’s Magnetic Field Once Collapsed. Humans Survived. Here’s How appeared first on Study Finds.

Stone Age humans aided in survival by 'ancient sunscreen' more than 40,000 years ago

Stone Age humans used a form of "prehistoric sunscreen" more than 40,000 years ago that may have helped them survive whilst Neanderthals died out, according to a new study.Scientists from the University of Michigan found that early Homo sapiens applied ochre, a naturally occurring pigment, to their bodies as protection against harmful solar radiation.This ancient sunscreen, along with cave dwelling and tailored clothing, could explain why modern…

Sunscreen, clothes and caves may have helped Homo sapiens survive 41,000 years ago

Ancient Homo sapiens may have benefitted from sunscreen, tailored clothes and the use of caves during the shifting of the magnetic North Pole over Europe about 41,000 years ago, new University of Michigan research shows.

Did a Pole Shift 41,000 Years Ago Doom the Neanderthals to Extinction?

From Ancient Origins Newly published research suggests that prehistoric Homo sapiens developed innovative ways to protect themselves from increased ultraviolet (UV) radiation during periods of extreme instability in Earth’s magnetic field, while their close cousins the Neanderthals did not. While this may not have been the only reason why Neanderthals went extinct, it might very well have been the most decisive cause of their decline.