9 HIDDEN PRE-HISTORIC SOCIETIES FOUND IN EUROPE
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A new study has identified at least nine distinct cultural groups from the pre-historic time in ice age Europe
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The research is based on the study of thousands of pendants dating to between 34,000 and 24,000 years ago
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These hand-chiseled beads and pendants were found at 112 sites across Europe - from Portugal to Russia
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These hunter-gatherers belonged to the broader population referred to as the Gravettians
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They thrived across Europe for around 10,000 years before dying out before the peak of the last ice age
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The beads crafted from animal bones, teeth, shells, amber and stone. Some resembled fishtails, others owls
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One of these distinct cultural groups existed in modern-day Italy, and another in present-day France and Belgium
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The earliest known instance of ancient humans adorning themselves with beads dates back to around 140,000 years ago
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But the practice really exploded about 45,000 years ago, when ornamental traditions spread across Europe
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