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Study suggests turtles were turned into tools by Neanderthals
8+ hour, 17+ min ago (369+ words) These findings come from an international research team led by Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser of the Institute for Ancient Studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, in collaboration with researchers from the MONREPOS Archaeological Research Centre and Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution (MONREPOS…...
New study finds indirect evidence for existence of Moctezuma's Zoo
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (290+ words) Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Mexica (Aztec) civilisation, situated on a raised islet in the western side of the shallow Lake Texcoco, which is now the historic part of present-day Mexico City. The study, published by archaeologist Israel Elizalde…...
Mammoth bones uncovered during road construction works
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (343+ words) Excavations uncovered a 40 cm-long pelvis fragment and a piece of tusk measuring 35 cm. An initial study suggested that the remains belonged to a Pleistocene mammal, however, Palaeozoologist Dr. Kamila Waszczuk indicates that they are either the remains of a woolly mammoth…...