Tag: ancient
Seaweed confirms Monte Verde village in Chile is ...
Seaweed found at an inland settlement in Chile confirms that thevillage is one of the oldest inhabited sites in the Americas anddemonstrates that residents had extensive contact with the coastline,50 miles...
Jurassic Dinosaur Dung Sold at NYC Auction for N...
" NEW YORK (AP) -- A 130-million-year-old pile of poo goes for $960.A spokeswoman for Bonhams New York says the prehistoric deposit fetched more than its pre-auction estimate of $450 Wednesday night in Manhattan.The auction house says the dinosaur dung is Jurassic...
Ancient meteorite goes unsold in N.Y. as dung sells
"Some dinosaur dung was snapped up at auction in New York even as a 4.5 billion year old meteorite which was supposed to top the sale went unsold."
DNA links 17 people to B.C. Ancient Iceman
In 1999 an Ancient Iceman found entombed in a BC Glacier for Centuries has direct links to the First Nations Wolf Clan through the marvel of DNA Technology."DNA links at least 17 people to B.C. icemanRelated to man...
Harvesting Insects Can Help in World Food Crisis
"It doesn't take long for a food crisis to scar a generation of children with long-lasting brain and physical damage. It is urgent people get access to essential proteins, and one source that can help in...
Getcher Hot Internet Memes! Rickrolling, Dancing...
Ah, memes, how they change over time. Anyone else remember Internet Time and watches designed just for that time zone?Rickroll me baby, lemme meme all night."And on the 32nd Day, the Lord said: let there be...
The world is being threatened by rising sea levels
The map of the world may have to be redrawn. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and various scientists around the world, sea levels could rise 1.5 meters by the end of this century. If...
Food - The Ultimate Weapon
"Using food as a weapon is as old as the siege but today’s barbarians have upped the anté by several orders of magnitude.“…There are only two possible ways in which a world of 10 billion...
Navajo "Long Walk" Protests Coal-Fired Power Plant
Among the ongoing actions in Indian Country: protests over a proposed dirty coal-fired power plant in New Mexico. The Dineh (Navajo) have sued the EPA and the Bureau of Indian Affairs over this proposal."It was...
Mouth-to-mouth wild hyena feeding in Harar, Ethiopia
"There is an ancient tradition of wild hyena feeding in Harar, Ethiopia, which is still being practiced today. As far as I understand, this is a rite of peace-offering. The wild hyenas enter the city in great numbers...
Human DNA in Ancient Excrement, the Scoop on the...
Human DNA in Ancient Excrement, Here's the PoopHere is proof that it is very difficult to get rid of a bunch of crap. Ever ask, "how long you had that crap?" Been told, throw that crap out. ...
Aboriginal languages linked to ancient Siberian d...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMany First Nations may disagree with the Land Bridge theory that states all First Nations Aboriginals came from Siberia. First Nations stance on being North Americas...
Ha Giang seeks UNESCO recognition for ancient sto...
This is news to me, i hope Ha Giang is recognised by Unesco, Ha Giang will become an attractive tourist site."The Vietnam Geology Institute and the Vietnam Ethnology Museum are preparing documents to submit to UNESCO...
Spain dig yields ancient European
"Scientists have discovered the oldest human remains in western Europe.
A jawbone and teeth discovered at the famous Atapuerca site in northern Spain have been dated between 1.1 and 1.2 million years old.
The finds provide further evidence for the great antiquity of human...
