Mini ice age took hold of Europe in months
Mini ice age took hold of Europe in months JUST months - that's how long it took for Europe to be engulfed by an ice age. The scenario, which comes straight out of Hollywood blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow, was revealed by the most precise record of the climate from palaeohistory ever generated. Around 12,800 years ago the northern hemisphere was hit by the Younger Dryas mini ice age, or "Big Freeze".Stone Age humans crossed Sahara in the rain
Stone Age humans crossed Sahara in the rain 20:00 09 November 2009 by Jeff Hecht For similar stories, visit the Human Evolution Topic Guide Wet spells in the Sahara may have opened the door for early human migration. According to new evidence, water-dependent trees and shrubs grew there between 120,000 and 45,000 years ago. This suggests that changes in the weather helped early humans cross the desert on their way out of Africa.In what was slated to be the site of a new 122-room hotel, archaeologists say they have discovered one of the world's oldest synagogues in Northern Israel. The site, which was unearthed as preparations were being made for construction of the hotel near the Sea of Galilee, is believed to date back some 2000 years from 50BCE to 100CE. In the middle of the 120 square meter main hall of the synagogue archaeologists discovered an unusual stone carved with a seven branched menorah .
A skull that rewrites the history of man
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/a-skull-that-rewrites-the-history-of-man-1783861.html A skull that rewrites the history of man It has long been agreed that Africa was the sole cradle of human evolution. Then these bones were found in Georgia... By Steve Connor, Science Editor Wednesday, 9 September 2009 Share Close Diggdel.icio.usFacebookRedditGoogleStumble UponFarkNewsvineYahooBuzzBeboTwitterIndependent MindsPrintEmailText Size NormalLargeExtra Large One of the skulls discovered in Georgia, which are believed to date back 1.8 million years enlarge The conventional view of human evolution and how early man colonised the world has been thrown into doubt by a series of stunning palaeontological discoveries suggesting that Africa was not the sole cradle of humankind.Giant statues give up hat mystery
Archaeologists have solved an ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues. At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the island is the world's most remote place inhabited by people. Up to one thousand years ago, the islanders started putting giant red hats on the statues.Earlier Date for First Refined Stone Tools in Europe LinkedinDiggFacebookMixxMySpaceYahoo! BuzzPermalinkBy HENRY FOUNTAIN Published: September 2, 2009 New York Times science section Stone Age peoples weren’t always so stone age. As time went on, they became more refined in their toolmaking, able to create larger double-faced implements like hand axes and cleavers.
"Human-Faced" Missing Link Found in Spain??
Move over Ida—you're last month's news. There's a new (purported) "missing link" in town. An 11.9-million-year-old fossil ape species with an unusually flat, "surprisingly human" face has been found in Spain.What Ancient Graffiti Can Tell Us About Life in the Ancient World
This article is specifically geared toward Biblical Archaeology, but I am sure the same would hold true for any archaeological site. I had never thought about graffiti being something that even EXISTED in ancient times! And I was amazed at what they could determine about ancient life based upon it."Missing Link" found??
A discovery of a 47 million-year-old fossil primate that is said to be a human ancestor was announced and unveiled Tuesday at a press conference in New York City. Known as "Ida," the nearly complete transitional fossil is 20 times older than most fossils that provide evidence for human evolution. It shows characteristics from the very primitive non-human evolutionary line (prosimians, such as lemurs), but is more related to the human evolutionary line (anthropoids, such as monkeys, apes and humans), said Norwegian paleontologist Jørn Hurum of the University of Oslo Natural History Museum.Full-Figured Statuette, 35,000 Years Old, Provides New Clues to How Art Evolved
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/science/14venus.html?_r=1&ref=science Full-Figured Statuette, 35,000 Years Old, Provides New Clues to How Art Evolved No one would mistake the Stone Age ivory carving for a Venus de Milo. The voluptuous woman depicted is, to say the least, earthier, with huge, projecting breasts and sexually explicit genitals. H.Top Brands
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