29000 - Oldest Fishing Net Sinkers found in South Korea
Scientists found limestone sinkers in South Korea. It is believed that these sinkers were tied to the bottom of nets and used to catch small fish such as minnows in shallow streams. AFP reported: “Carbon dating procedures on the fourteen limestone sinkers, unearthed in the eastern county of Jeongseon in June, 2018 have pushed back “the history of fishing by nets by some 19,000 years”, Yonsei University Museum director Han Chang-gyun told AFP. [Source: AFP, August 7, 2018]
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