Archeology
The mystery of the fossil man in the mine: different species, 130,000 years old
New research has solved the nearly three-decade mystery of a strange fossil man found in a calcite mineral deposit in a cave system near Altamura (Italy).
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Long-lived fossil bones grow thousands of 'teeth'
Known as the Altamura Man, fossil skeletons clinging to calcium patches have long become a conundrum to head archaeologists for a long time.