An algorithm-guided survey of eight caves in southwest Ireland found art dated to about 15,000 years ago, pushing known human presence on the island roughly 5,000 years earlier than previously thought
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"An algorithm-guided survey of eight caves in southwest Ireland found art dated to about 15,000 years ago, pushing known human presence on the island roughly 5,000 years earlier than previously thought" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include newser.com and ZME Science. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (2)
- Presumed Ice Age Cave Art Rewrites Ireland's History newser.com · 53d ago
- 15,000-Year-Old Cave Art in Ireland Could Push Back Human Arrival on the Island by Thousands of Years ZME Science · 53d ago
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