Archeology

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Detection of 5.5cm long fossil marine animals
Archeology

Detection of 5.5cm long fossil marine animals

Recently, a group of archaeologists has identified the largest recorded fossil tooth, of a prehistoric species close to the modern crocodile, found in England.

December 17, 2018
Fossil birds pollinate plants
Archeology

Fossil birds pollinate plants

Scientists at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt (Germany) have described a supposedly oldest fossil bird compared to previously collected specimens of a pl…

December 17, 2018
Delete oan for King Richard III
Archeology

Delete oan for King Richard III

King Richard III may be the most famous hunchback in British history, but recently experts discovered it seems that Shakespeare is too exaggerating the deformity of this…

December 17, 2018
Found 3,300 years old pants
Archeology

Found 3,300 years old pants

The German archaeological institute in Berlin has unearthed a relatively intact, 3,300-year-old ancient pants at the Yanghai burial site (China), believed to be the olde…

December 17, 2018
Discover ancient books wrapped in human skin
Archeology

Discover ancient books wrapped in human skin

Scientists at Harvard University in the United States have confirmed that an ancient book being kept at the school's library system is covered with human skin.

December 17, 2018
The human face evolves to avoid injury
Archeology

The human face evolves to avoid injury

Research evidence from the ancient people (who walked by 2 limbs) showed that the human face evolved to minimize the possibility of injury when fighting.

December 17, 2018