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Reptiles stand upright after the Fermi extinction
Archeology

Reptiles stand upright after the Fermi extinction

Reptile animals have changed the way of moving from ground-to-ground to perpendicular to the ground right after the end of the Permian extinction event, the largest exti…

December 17, 2018
Finding 35,000-year-old flute
Archeology

Finding 35,000-year-old flute

German archaeologists have unearthed a flute made of bird bone buried underground more than 35,000 years ago.

December 17, 2018
The first European group to eat people
Archeology

The first European group to eat people

A Spanish archaeologist has confirmed that the fossil remains have been found in the limestone cave Atapuerca, Spain, showing the first Europeans to eat humans.

December 17, 2018
Amazon River 11 million years old
Archeology

Amazon River 11 million years old

The Amazon River originated as a transcontinental river about 11 million years ago, and began to take shape today about 2.4 million years ago.

December 17, 2018
Root the explosion of life on Earth
Archeology

Root the explosion of life on Earth

One of the most important moments in Earth's life was the Cambrian explosion of life, about 540 million years ago, when complex and multicellular life forms appeared thr…

December 17, 2018
Artifacts thousand years of Sa Huynh culture
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Artifacts thousand years of Sa Huynh culture

440 artifacts and images of Sa Huynh culture with 2,000-2,500 years old are displayed by Quang Ngai, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh provinces at Quang Ngai General Museum from…

December 17, 2018