Fishing find a cast from the past

Archaeologists excavating a cave in South Korea have found evidence that suggests humans were using sophisticated techniques to catch fish as far back as 29,000 years ago, much earlier than experts previously thought.

Carbon dating on the 14 limestone sinkers, unearthed in Jeongseon in June, have pushed back “the history of fishing by nets by 19,000 years”, said Yonsei University Museum director Han Chang-gyun.