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Dust in ice cores leads to new knowledge on the advancement of the ice before the ice age

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Ancient DNA, Archaeology, Climate, Early Climate, Evolution, Global Warming, Ice Ages, Snow and Avalanches

Working with the ice core ReCap, drilled close to the coast in East Greenland, researchers wondered why the dust particles from the interglacial period — the warmer period of time between the ice ages — were several times bigger than the dust particles from the ice age. The research led to the invention of a method able to map the advancement of the glaciers in cold periods and the melting in warmer periods.

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Dishing the dirt on an early man cave

September 26, 2019 0 Comments Ancient Civilizations, Archaeology, Dogs, Early Humans, Extreme Survival, Human Evolution, Nature, New Species

Fossil animal droppings, charcoal from ancient fires and bone fragments litter the ground of one of the world's most important human evolution sites, new research reveals. A team of scientists have used modern geoarchaeological techniques to unearth new details of day-to-day life in the famous Denisova Cave complex in Siberia's Altai Mountains.

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Tripolye 'mega-structures' were ancient community centers

September 25, 2019 0 Comments Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultures, Early Humans, Fossils, Lost Treasures, Origin of Life

So-called 'mega-structures' in ancient Europe were public buildings that likely served a variety of economic and political purposes, according to a new study.

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Traditional fisherfolk help uncover ancient fish preservation methods

September 24, 2019 0 Comments Ancient Civilizations, Archaeology, Cultures, Fish, Fisheries, Lost Treasures, Marine Biology, Wild Animals

Archaeologists have little insight into the methods used for the long-term processing and preservation of fish in the past. A study of traditional fish preparation employed by fisherfolk in Panama and Egypt, revealed patterns of modifications to the fishes' skeletons which are comparable to those found among fish remains recovered in archaeological sites.

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Mummy study: Heart disease was bigger issue for human ancestors than initially thought

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Ancient DNA, Archaeology, Cholesterol, Cultures, Fossils, Heart Disease, Medical Devices, Stroke Prevention

A new imaging study of the mummified arteries of people who lived thousands of years ago revealed that their arteries were more clogged than originally thought, according to a proof-of-concept study.

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How rock expands near soil surface in Southern Sierra Nevada

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Archaeology, Drought Research, Early Climate, Earth Science, Environmental Issues, Origin of Life, Water

Weathering of subsurface rock in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California occurs due more to rocks expanding than from chemical decomposition.

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A technological 'leap' in the Edomite Kingdom during the 10th century BCE

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Ancient Civilizations, Archaeology, Early Climate, Engineering, Fossils, technology

During the late 10th century BCE, the emerging Edomite Kingdom of the southern Levant experienced a 'leap' in technological advancement.

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Inequality: What we've learned from the 'Robots of the late Neolithic'

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Anthropology, Archaeology, Consumer Behavior, Early Climate, Land Management, Landslides, Perception, Poverty and Learning, Stress, Sustainability, Urbanization, Weather

Seven thousand years ago, societies across Eurasia began to show signs of lasting divisions between haves and have-nots. Scientists have now charted the precipitous surge of prehistoric inequality and trace its economic origins back to the adoption of ox-drawn plows.

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Victorian hog deer genetics revealed

September 17, 2019 0 Comments Ancient Civilizations, Archaeology, Endangered Animals, Evolution, Mammals, New Species, Origin of Life, Wild Animals

Australian researchers looking for a genetic lifeline to endangered hog deer species endemic to Pakistan, northern India and mainland southeast Asia have found widespread hybridization of the species in Victoria.

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The enigma of bronze age tin

September 13, 2019 0 Comments Ancient Civilizations, Archaeology, Atmosphere, Cultures, Earth Science, Geography, Lost Treasures, Mining

The origin of the tin used in the Bronze Age has long been one of the greatest enigmas in archaeological research. Now researchers have solved part of the puzzle. They were able to proof that tin ingots found at archaeological sites in Israel, Turkey, and Greece do not come from Central Asia, as previously assumed, but from tin deposits in Europe.