[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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