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World's oldest boomerang older than thought, but not Australian

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Boomerang was found in Oblazowa Cave in southern Poland in 1985 .

It was originally thought to be about 30,000 years old , but new radiocarbon dating puts it at between 39,000 and 42,000 .

Archaeologists say it was fashioned from a mammoth's tusk with an astonishing level of skill.

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