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Lucy the Butcher? Tool Use Pushed Back 800,000 Years

anam_moon Aug 26, 2010 12:36

Early human ancestors may have been using tools about 800,000 years earlier than thought, according to a new study based on newfound bone evidence-prehistoric leftovers linked to the famed "Lucy" fossil's species.

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Fossil Find Puts A Face On Early Primates

anam_moon Jul 28, 2010 15:11

When paleontologist Iyad Zalmout went looking for fossil whales and dinosaurs in Saudi Arabia, he never expected to come face-to-face with a significant, early primate fossil.

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Archaeologists Discover Biggest Rat That Ever Lived

anam_moon Jul 27, 2010 18:16

Archaeological research in East Timor has unearthed the bones of the biggest rat that ever lived, with a body weight around six kilograms.

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Remains of Roman villa near Aberystwyth discovered

anam_moon Jul 27, 2010 18:13

It is the most north-westerly villa found in Wales and has forced experts to reconsider the whole nature of Roman settlement across mid and north Wales.

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Scientists: South African Garden of Eden Helped Humans Survive Ice Age

anam_moon Jul 27, 2010 18:07

Humans may have been able to survive the Ice Age by seeking refuge in caves along the coast of South Africa.

The isolated region, roughly 240 miles east of Cape Town, would have helped a small group of humans last through a catastrophic temperature change which devastated the ranks most mammal populations about 195,000 years ago.

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Archaeological Tombs Dating Back to Bronze Age discovered In Northern Syria

anam_moon Jul 27, 2010 18:01

The American- Dutch archaeological expedition working at the site of Tal Om al-Mara, 50 kms to the east of Aleppo, has unearthed two archaeological tombs dating back to the Ancient Bronze Age 2800 B.C.

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Divers Find Sunken Ship Off Bulgaria's Black Sea Coast

anam_moon Jul 27, 2010 17:58

A three-mast sailing ship - the largest sunken vessels to be found in Bulgarian waters so far, was located by divers off the coast of the southern Black Sea town of Sozopol.

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We have contact: rock art records early visitors

anam_moon Jul 27, 2010 17:55

A team of archaeologists has uncovered ancient rock paintings showing that South-East Asian ships were visiting Australia well before European settlement.

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Jade garments, coffins discovered in Han-era tomb in Jiangsu

anam_moon Jul 19, 2010 15:53

Jade garments sewn with fine gold threads and jade coffins were found in a tomb recently during an excavation in Huaian Xuyi of Jiangsu province on July 15. The items signify that the tomb's owner was most likely a king, noble or other person of significance in the Western Han Dynasty.

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Mayan King's Tomb Discovered in Guatemala

anam_moon Jul 19, 2010 13:14

A well-preserved tomb of an ancient Mayan king has been discovered in Guatemala by a team of archaeologists led by Brown University's Stephen Houston. The tomb is packed with carvings, ceramics, textiles, and the bones of six children, who may have been sacrificed at the time of the king's death.

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