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World’s Largest Rhino Species Ever Found in Chinese Animal Graveyard
... dramatically replaced by Asian fauna. Essentially, due to climate change, some of the earliest polar glaciations occurred ... rhino ever was probably wiped out as a consequence of climate change , disease and death by giant predators . While ...
Sahir - 22/06/2021 - 18:51
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190-Year-Old Jonathan the Tortoise is the Oldest Living Land Animal in the World
... and landfills. This, along with increasing pollution and climate change, could ultimately see the decimation of his species. ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 28/01/2023 - 01:00
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Unprecedented Wave of Large-mammal Extinctions Linked to Prehistoric Humans
... the research team found little support for the idea that climate change drove size-biased extinctions during the last 66 ... shifts throughout that span, the authors reported. "If climate were causing this, we would expect to see these ...
ancient-origins - 21/04/2018 - 23:02
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The Hunt for Ankhesenamun: A Murderess, Vixen or Helpless Child in this Ancient Egyptian Soap Opera? Part II
... very far as he was not of royal lineage. But the political climate had changed dramatically post the Amarna interlude, ...
anand balaji - 27/07/2017 - 01:50
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Fifty Years Ago, at Lake Mungo, the True Scale of Aboriginal Australians’ Epic Story was Revealed
... the last interglacial period (a time of relatively warm climate, similar to the present) and encompasses the ... into the grip of the last ice age, deteriorating climate probably also played a role in the megafauna’s ... and subsistence strategies. By 10,000 years ago, the climate had settled into a pattern broadly similar to the ...
ancient-origins - 08/07/2018 - 22:56
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Navajo National Monument and It’s Ancestral Puebloan Cliff Dwellings
... common theory is that heavy soil erosion resulting from climate change forced the Ancestral Puebloans to abandon their cliff ... since the cliff dwellings were built in an area with a dry climate, and under stone overhangs, they were preserved, and ...
dhwty - 04/08/2021 - 14:51
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Massive Monumental Cemetery in Eastern Africa Challenges Ideas of Monumentality
... forcing us to consider other narratives of social change." Building a society The discovery is consistent with ... that Lothagam North was built during a period of profound change. Pastoralism had just been introduced to the Turkana ... the Challenge: Innovative Civilizations Advanced Through Climate Change Cradle of Mankind in Danger of Losing Ancient ...
ancient-origins - 22/08/2018 - 02:01
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Fossilized Fur Ball Turns out to be Frozen Ice Age Squirrel!
... lesson in terms of trying to think about how future climate change will impact these animals," Zazula said. The furry, ... if they may be able to withstand future changes to the climate. The discovery of this perfectly preserved specimen ...
Sahir - 14/04/2023 - 18:57
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Thawing Ice Reveals Norwegian Mountains Littered with Iron and Bronze Age Artifacts
... and decreased drastically in combination with the climate changes there. During periods of extreme cold for ... of the Medieval period, suggesting that this reflects a change of strategy in hunting practice. “At this time, ... from Trollsteinhøe used to study the relationship between climate variability and how humans used alpine landscapes in ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 24/01/2018 - 23:00
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200,000-Year-Old Soil Found at Mysterious Crater, A 'Gate to the Subterranean World'
... seeking to understand the threat to permafrost due to climate change. A recent expedition to the partially manmade ... promising. They show that thousands of years ago the climate in the region of Verkhoyansk was the same as it is ...
ancient-origins - 21/05/2016 - 00:42
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Mosquito Hordes: How a Pesky Insect Destroyed the ‘Almost’ Invincible Mongol Empire
... part the result of the mini ice age. This mercury-dipping climate change drastically reduced grasslands that sustained their ... military machine, the negative repercussions of this climate change created the perfect storm to shelter Europe. ...
Dr. Timothy C. Winegard - 05/09/2019 - 01:56
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Precious Ancient Fabrics from the ‘Israeli Silk Road’ Found in a Trash Heap
... and leather were so well-preserved because of the arid climate of the Aravah. The fabrics provide a detailed ...
ashley cowie - 22/01/2023 - 17:56
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Missing Link in Dinosaur Evolution Discovered in the Gobi Desert
... protruding from each forearm, similarly to a T-Rex . Climate Change and Looters Threaten the Archaeology of Mongolia ...
ashley cowie - 08/10/2020 - 14:00
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How and Why Humans (and Other Mammals) Lost Most of their Body Hair
For decades scientists have been puzzled and intrigued by a most fascinating question, which is: why do human beings have so much less body hair than other primates, and most other land mammals in general? Genetic researchers have just published an article in the journal eLife that sheds significant light on this age-old query, and in fact their unprecedented findings may have actually solved this compelling mystery.
Nathan Falde - 06/01/2023 - 00:59
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Study Shows Humans and Neanderthals Interbred Primarily in the Near East
... we focused on were not strongly influenced by climate, which made it easier to identify likely genetic ...
Nathan Falde - 24/08/2022 - 14:53
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Impressively Large Jade Pendant with Unique Inscription Discovered in Belize
... Braswell said and added that this discovery could even change what we know about the Mayan civilization. Braswell ... that favored crops to thrive, “A recent theory is that climate change caused droughts that led to the widespread ... this theory, and should remind us all about the danger of climate change,” Braswell told Phys Org. Despite the fact ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 26/02/2017 - 23:19
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What Happened to Grand Temple Building in Ancient Egypt after the Death of Alexander the Great?
... which went some way to ending the barter system. In this climate of renewal, it is likely that there were also ... Ptolemaic period. The ritual temple texts also underwent a change, and new ones were added. Older, more traditional ...
ancient-origins - 21/02/2017 - 01:57
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Angkor Wat Archaeological Digs Yield New Clues to its Civilization’s Decline
... state was founded and grew during a period of favorable climate with abundant rainfall. At its height, Angkorian ...
ancient-origins - 05/06/2019 - 14:05
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Is our ancient artwork at risk?
... our ancient art work could vanish because of the rapid climate changes. Researchers have made it clear that we need ...
aprilholloway - 05/05/2013 - 14:12
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Desert Kites: Ancient Hunters Built Massive Death Traps for Animals
... places. It is also thought that the Holocene climate changes may have had some influence on their usage. ...
Molly Dowdeswell - 23/10/2022 - 22:50