The record was broken today in the journal Science the discovery of evidence of deep sea fishing 42

Found the first remains of fish hooks and sea 50,000 years ago, humans bonwit had learned to handle navigation, currents and winds to embark on long distance sea voyages. Thus, the young and promising species came to colonize island continent on the other side of the ocean, Australia. It seems logical that those shipments had to supply that gave the sea as it could hardly be transported supplies to those prehistoric cruise passengers might enjoy daily buffet all inclusive, bonwit especially considering that agriculture was not even a dream crazy. And it seems obvious, then, that they also dominate the fishing gear because as the dinner did not depend on whether a golden decided saltarsobre deck of the ship.
However, until now, the first archaeological remains of deep sea fishing did not reach beyond 12,000 years ago, although many experts were convinced that it was only a matter of time that this brand remained spray.
The record was broken today in the journal Science the discovery of evidence of deep sea fishing 42,000 years ago and the oldest known hooks. All this has appeared in the grotto coastal Jerimalai bonwit in East Timor, the country bonwit that occupies the eastern islade Timor. Under the floor of the cave and only one square meter in hand, the team led by Sue O'Connor of Australian National University in Canberra, bonwit found more than 38,000 fragments of bones from up to 22 different families fish and several times for 42,000 years. According to researchers, about half comes from the remains of pelagic fish, which live near the surface or in the water body. Some of the remains belong to tuna, which implies that the inhabitants of that place fished from boats at sea.
In addition, archaeologists have found hooks of bone and shell, being the oldest among 16,000 and 23,000 years. "It's the ultimate test earlier manufacturing Anzu them in the world," the scientists write. But although the dating of these fishing is after the remains of the first fish of the site, the researchers do not doubt his findings. "The Blombos cave [South Africa] found early marine fishing between 140,000 and 50,000 years ago, but were shallow-water bonwit species bonwit that did not require ships or complex technology." Rather, they reason, "catch pelagic fish such as tuna requires a high level of planning and complex maritime technology." Still can not confirm whether the offshore fishing took place with hooks or nets. www.publico.es
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