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An article published Friday in Science Advances detailed how Neolithic (Stone Age) farmers were far more scientifically savvy than Big Archaeology will usually admit. The study argues that findings from the megalithic site known as Dolmen of Menga, in modern-day Spain, shows that its builders had a good, if rudimentary, grasp of physics, geometry, geology and architecture. Dolmen of Menga is roughly 1,000 years older than what Stonehenge is believed to be, suggesting our ancient ancestors knew how to create megalithic stone structures better than modern humans — in fact, we can’t even figure o…