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Archaeologists Reveal Secrets of 15,800-Year-Old Ice Age Artifacts

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Researchers have revealed remarkable 15,800-year-old engravings on a set of prehistoric artifacts from the last ice age.

The engravings, described in a study published in the online journal PLOS One , appear on stone "plaquettes" found at the ice age campsite of Gönnersdorf , Germany .

The findings cast new light on fishing practices during the Upper Paleolithic period.