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The discovered work - a mollusk shell carefully engraved by a shark tooth - suggests that our Homo erectus were more sophisticated than was once thought. 

The findings surrounding this 540,000-year-old piece of art are published in the most recent issue of the journal Nature. Research plans are being made for a follow-up study on the implications of the discovery. 

Read more at Discovery Newsletter.

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