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Category: Archaeology

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The ancient Mayan practice of dental modification

Posted on February 7, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 2k views

Today, dentists attach orthodontic devices to people’s teeth, like braces and crowns, for health reasons. During the early Preclassic…

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    Ancient bacteria leave behind fossils, too!

    Posted on February 1, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 1k views

    Scientists used genetic technology to identify the different roles of bacteria present in ancient fossil formations called stromatolites.

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      The shape of the continents is not a coincidence

      Posted on September 13, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 2k views

      Biological processes might have led to greater continental crust coverage than would be expected on a planet without life.

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        Giant dinosaur tracks found in a cave in France

        Posted on March 15, 2021November 2, 2022 by Gina Misra 1k views

        Sauropods were previously thought to have had their heyday in the Late Jurassic period. Recent fossil evidence says it was probably much…

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          New ancient human species bones uncovered in the Philippines

          Posted on July 15, 2020October 24, 2022 by Mary Sabuda 2k views

          The remains of a previously unknown species of human has been found in a cave in the Philippines!

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            Scientists discover cockroach fossils from the dinosaur age

            Posted on June 17, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 1k views

            Two new species of cave dwelling cockroaches have been discovered from a cave in Myanmar. They have been dated to be 99 million years old…

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              A new way to look for signs of ancient life on Earth and Mars

              Posted on June 5, 2020October 24, 2022 by Andrea Corpolongo 675 views

              The Mars 2020 mission involves sending a rover, named Perseverance, to Mars to look for evidence of past life on that planet. Perseverance…

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                New understanding of an ancient man and his tools

                Posted on July 23, 2018October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 330 views

                During the last days of the summer of 1991, tourists hiking in the Ötztal Alps near the Italy – Austria border found the remains of…

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                  A new transitional bird fossil has been found

                  Posted on June 29, 2018October 24, 2022 by Logan King 275 views

                  In 1870, parts of a fossilized bird were found in Kansas and then described by the American paleontologist Othniel Marsh. This new bird,…

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                    Cave Bears Probably Did Eat Their Vegetables

                    Posted on May 21, 2018October 24, 2022 by Logan King 604 views

                    Modern bears, while typically thought of as carnivores, actually have a wide variety of dietary preferences. Some eat only meat while others…

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