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A for people who are interested in paleontology, archeology, and anthropology. Pseudoscience, ancient aliens, etc. discouraged.

A for people who are interested in paleontology, archeology, and anthropology. Pseudoscience, ancient aliens, etc. discouraged.

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Apr 25, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by t1nick
The first frog fossil from Antarctica has been found An ancient amphibian sheds light on when the continent iced over Seymour Island landscape A 40-million-year-old frog fossil from Seymour Island (pictured) near the Antarctic Peninsula is the ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Apr 29, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by t1nick
ARCHAEOLOGY Bronze Age swords bear the marks of skilled fighters. Warriors during the Bronze Age used their weapons in skilful ways that would have required lots of training in specific techniques,
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May 12, 2020May 2020

Posted by t1nick
Stuck in the hole belt, ancient equivalent of an a mine field discovered in Lolland, Denmark Source: Leif Plith Lauritsen /Museum Lolland-Falster 8 MAY, 2020 - 23:00 ASHLEY COWIE Ancient Anti-Roman ‘Minefield’ Discovered In Denmark In 2013 ...
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May 12, 2020May 2020

Posted by t1nick
A Tooth Changes Everything We Know About Humans Reaching Europe Remains of a modern human 45,000 years old found in the Balkans show our ancestors coexisted with Neanderthals in Europe for around 8,000 years Ariel David 11.05.2020 | 19:58 A single...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
May 13, 2020May 2020

Posted by Allamanda
Citizen science! Two areas I'm interested in and know, SW of UK and Galicia.
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May 14, 2020May 2020

Posted by JuneSummerSky
Hi All, Does anyone here follow Josh Gates Expedition Unknown? If so, do you have a favorite episode? Or a favorite quote? I love when he says, "Yes, but do you have any evidence?" I yell at the TV, "Somebody save Josh before he gets ritually ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
May 14, 2020May 2020

Posted by MissingLink16
It shows that there are 582 members in this group! With so many folks we ought to have some pretty good conversations. I haven't been too active for quite some time. Stepped away from the site for a spell. Gonna have to check out the past posts to...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
May 16, 2020May 2020

Posted by t1nick
Archaeologists Uncover a Lost World and Extinct Ecosystem By Arizona State University on May 16, 2020 Glacial Period and Today Looking out at the Palaeo-Agulhas Plain from the cave entrance at the Pinnacle Point, South Africa, research site–left,...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
May 23, 2020May 2020

Posted by t1nick
300,000-Year-Old Wooden Throwing Stick Found in Germany May 22, 2020 by Sergio Prostak A team of archaeologists from the University of Tübingen and the University of Liège has unearthed a well-preserved wooden throwing stick at the Middle ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
May 23, 2020May 2020

Posted by theoldergent
I wish , would be around. When they are allowed,to open . That tomb in China, the first Emperor. The Teracota army Emperor.
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Posts
Jun 14, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Larimar
Oldest London theater found..,the Red Lion!
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Jun 16, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by JoeB
Understanding ecdysis in Early Cambrian Scalidophoran Worms. The epidermis is a fundamental cellular tissue of Metazoans (Animals) which acts as an interface between the external medium and the body interior. It ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Jun 22, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Amzungu
LINKStonehenge: Neolithic monument found near sacred site - BBC News
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Jun 22, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Magister
A visual image of the latest henge found near Stonehenge
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Shared from Academic (e.g., Science)
Jul 3, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by silverotter11
Why are there no baby dinosaurs? A TED talk.
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Jul 15, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Fernapple
A very old mystery, and perhaps we have to accept that some mysteries will never be solved, but at least that gives us freedom to speculate.
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Aug 14, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by t1nick
Ancient Genomes Suggest the Real Reason Woolly Rhinos Went Extinct By Cell Press on Aug 13, 2020 The extinction of prehistoric megafauna like the woolly mammoth, cave lion, and woolly rhinoceros at the end of the last ice age has often been ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Sep 6, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by JoeB
Online courses in Palaeontology. Over the past decade online learning has become a significant part of the education sector, enabling many people to study at home subjects that would only have been available in a ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Sep 10, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by JoeB
Investigating Mokarta, a Bronze Age hilltop settlement in western Sicily. The settlement at Mokarta is one of the most significant later Bronze Age sites so far discovered in western Sicily. Located on a prominent ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Sep 11, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by JoeB
Adelophthalmus pyrrhae: A new species of Eurypterid 'Sea Scorpion' from the Carboniferous of Montagne Noire, France, which may have been capable of breathing air. Arachnids are the second most successful terrestrial ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Mar 2, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by JoeB
Determining the time of year when the Chicxulub Impactor fell. The end-Cretaceous extinction event wiped out 76% of known species on Earth, but was strangely selective in the way it did so. The non-Avian Dinosaurs were ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Jan 19, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by JoeB
Analysing silver from Phoenician hoards. From about 4000 BC onwards the use of silver became widespread in the ancient world. This was obtained by smelting lead-ores in a furnace, and then cupellatiting (oxidising) the ...
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Mar 4, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by NoSheep
LINKFossil from China may be the world’s oldest stegosaur • Earth.com
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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology
Feb 15, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by JoeB
Mambawakale ruhuhu: A new species of Pseudosuchian Archosaur from the Middle Triassic Manda Beds of Tanzania. The Archosaurs, the group which includes modern Birds and Crocodiles, as well as the extinct non-Avian ...
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Shared from General & Hellos
Aug 19, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by BirdMan1
Should This Be Titled "Going Bananas?"
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Photos 292 More

Posted by JoeBKite-like structures in the western Sahara Desert.

Posted by TriphidAn Aussie Indigenous Message Stick.

Posted by TriphidIndigenous Australian Aboriginal Rock art dated somewhere between 20 and 30 thousand years old.

Posted by TriphidIndigenous Australian Aboriginal Rock art dated somewhere between 20 and 30 thousand years old.

Posted by TriphidIndigenous Australian Aboriginal Rock art dated somewhere between 20 and 30 thousand years old.

Posted by TriphidIndigenous Australian Aboriginal Rock art dated somewhere between 20 and 30 thousand years old.

Posted by JoeBDortoka vremiri: A new species of Dortokid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of the Hațeg Basin, Romania.

Posted by JoeBThe Cabeço da Amoreira burial: An Early Modern Era West African buried in a Mesolithic shell midden in Portugal.

Posted by JoeBMusivavis amabilis: A new species of Enantiornithine Bird from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota of northeastern China.

Posted by JoeBTorosaurus in Canada.

Posted by JoeBStone tools from the Borselan Rock Shelter, in the Binalud Mountains of northeastern Iran.

Posted by JoeBDating the Lantian Biota.

Posted by JoeBBashanosaurus primitivus: A new species of Stegosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Chongqing Municipality, China.

Posted by JoeBDetermining the time of year when the Chicxulub Impactor fell.

Posted by JoeBSão Tomé and Príncipe: Possibly the last country on Earth never to have been visited by a working archaeologist.

Posted by JoeBMambawakale ruhuhu: A new species of Pseudosuchian Archosaur from the Middle Triassic Manda Beds of Tanzania.

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