UMary Allen
Umkhombe onoboya wawusisihlobo semikhombe yanamhlanje. Yayineempondo ezimbini ezinkulu empumlweni yayo noboya obushinyeneyo. Emva kokuphela kwe-Ice Age yokugqibela malunga neminyaka eyi-11,700 eyadlulayo, esi silwanyana sanyisayo saphela. Indlela owawukhangeleka ngayo umkhombe onoboya inokubonwa kwimizobo yomqolomba eyenziwe ngabantu bamandulo.
Imikhombe enoboya yayiphila ukusuka kwiminyaka ezizigidi ezithathu edlulileyo ukuya kwiminyaka engama-11,700 eyadlulayo. Iintsalela zemikhombe ezinoboya ziye zafunyanwa eYurophu, kuMntla Afrika, naseAsia. Ezinye zezi ntsalela zazikhenkceke emkhenkceni, ezinye kwiqabaka. Ngokusuka koku, oosonzululwazi bakwazi ukufumana umfanekiso ochanekileyo wemikhombe enoboya. Ngo-2014, kwafunyanwa umkhonto kwisiqithi saseSiberia. Abantu bayenza ngophondo lomkhombe olunoboya kwiminyaka eyi-13,300 eyadlulayo.
Umkhombe onoboya wawulingana nomkhombe wanamhlanje omhlophe. Yayimalunga neemitha ezine ubude neemitha ezimbini ukuphakama. Kwiimpondo ezimbini ezazisentloko yalo, uphondo lwangaphambili lwalungaphezu kolwemikhombe esele ikho. Yayiphantse ibe yimitha ubude. Umkhombe onoboya wawunomzimba omkhulu kakhulu, owomeleleyo, onemilenze emine emifutshane, etyebileyo. Uboya bayo obuchetyiweyo kunye nomzimba otyebileyo wayinceda ukuba iphile kwindawo ezibandayo.
Umkhombe onoboya wawutya kakhulu ingca. Yatya nezinye izityalo ezincinci, imithi ebhityileyo, ubulembu nobulembu. Njengemikhombe yanamhlanje, umkhombe onoboya wawuhlala wodwa okanye ngokwamaqela amancinane osapho. Yayizingelwa ngabantu bokuqala.