What made prehistoric communities resilient? Ancient social networks may hold the answer

A new study led by Dr.

Ariel Malinsky-Buller of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem challenges long-held assumptions about how prehistoric hunter-gatherers survived in the Southern Caucasus between 57,000 and 27,000 years ago.

Rather than relying on environmental adaptation alone, the research suggests that extensive social networks, long-distance mobility and the exchange of knowledge were critical to human resilience during periods of climatic and ecological change. ...