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Discovered a 250 million year fossil forest in Antarctica
In early 2015, during a survey of the Allan Hills area in Antarctica, scientists from the University of Sienna, Italy discovered a previously unknown fossil forest.
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Discover new archeology under Co Loa citadel
Archaeologists have discovered this form of ramparts formed earlier than Co Loa citadel of Dong Son residents' cultural age.
Archeology
People use fire from 350,000 years ago
New research in an ancient cave in Israel shows evidence of people beginning to master how to use fire about 350,000 years ago.
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People know how to use an oven at least 300,000 years ago
Scientists have just announced the discovery of a 300,000-year oven at Qesem cave (near Rosh Ha city, Ayin, Israel).
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Reconstruction of virgin hair style Roman god fire fire
For the first time, researchers have recreated the Vestal virgins hairstyle, considered the oldest in Roman times, on the head of modern models.
Archeology
Found the first 'matches' of humanity
Israeli scientists say stone and clay artifacts from the Stone Age can be the oldest matches ever known.
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Fire may appear 1 million years ago
Human ancestors first gathered around the fire 1 million years ago, 300,000 years earlier than the previous theory.
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Fire was discovered late in Europe
A new study suggests that fire is used by humans in Europe later than people have thought for a long time
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Modern people use fire to make stone tools from 72000 years ago
Evidence that early modern people living in the southern tip of Africa's coast 72,000 years ago used fire control techniques to increase the efficiency and quality of th…
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Humans know how to create fire 790 thousand years ago
One study showed that mankind knew how to create fire nearly 790 thousand years ago, a skill that helped them migrate from Africa to Europe.
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Detecting a false gate for the dead in ancient Egyptian tombs
Archaeologists claim the latest discovery in a large ancient Egyptian graveyard are three false doors used to communicate with the dead. This discovery dates back to the…
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'Diamond evidence' about the event 1.3 million years ago
A meteor has exploded in the sky of the earth about 12,900 years ago, creating a rain of fire that burns almost the entire northern hemisphere. The evidence for this hyp…
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Discover many rare plants in ancient caves in America
The oldest conifer tree in North America and some parts of the ancient scorpion are some of the new fossil heritage discovered in a cave in Illinois, USA. The new discov…
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People know when fire?
The international team examined charcoal from a fireplace in the Pedra Furada archaeological site (in Serra da Capivara National Park, Brazil).
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The history of fires was discovered thanks to coal.
British scientists have discovered the history of fires by studying ancient coal lumps around the world. Fossil samples show the range of influences of the crowd