[HN Gopher] A mile-long lava tube where humans sheltered for tho...
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       A mile-long lava tube where humans sheltered for thousands of years
        
       Author : pseudolus
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2024-04-18 00:54 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | adolph wrote:
       | Source paper:
       | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...
        
       | ncgl wrote:
       | The practice of rephrasing to get your word count up really irks
       | me.
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       | "Today, wolves, foxes, and snakes inhabit the cave, but it was
       | once a popular spot for human pastoralists and their domesticated
       | animals."
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       | "Rather, they think it was a convenient spot for herders to stop
       | and provide their flocks with shade and water."
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       | "Even though humans didn't have a permanent presence in the lava
       | tube, the natural structure provided shelter for people and their
       | herds for thousands of years"
        
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