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Ancient moose antlers hint of early arrival

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Dec 7, 2022   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Ancient moose antlers hint of early arrival

  When a great deal of Earth’s water was locked up within mountains of ice, our ancestors scampered across a dry corridor from what is today Siberia over to Alaska. Those adventurous souls may have been accompanied by another creature that needed wood — the moose. That is the notion of Pam Groves, a scientist […]

Secrets of an ancient horse of the Yukon

By Ned Rozell on Aug 12, 2022   Science/Education  

Secrets of an ancient horse of the Yukon

WHITEHORSE, YUKON — A few minutes’ walk from the bank of the aquamarine upper Yukon River in northwestern Canada, thousands of bones of ancient creatures rest in boxes and on shelves. Here in the lab of Yukon government paleontologists are the remains of saber-toothed cats, bears with boxy faces that stood 8 feet tall, woolly […]

Early Humans Deliberately Recycled Flint To Create Tiny, Sharp Tools

By Tel Aviv University on May 29, 2019   Science/Education  

Early Humans Deliberately Recycled Flint To Create Tiny, Sharp Tools

  Exceptional conditions at Israel’s Qesem Cave preserved 400,000-year-old “tool kit,” TAU researchers say A new Tel Aviv University study finds that prehistoric humans “recycled” discarded or broken flint tools 400,000 years ago to create small, sharp utensils with specific functions. These recycled tools were then used with great precision and accuracy to perform specific tasks involved […]

Prehistoric Fish Trap and Petroglyphs Found on Kodiak Island

By Patrick Saltonstall | Alutiiq Museum on Jun 23, 2017   Featured, Rural, Southcentral  

Prehistoric Fish Trap and Petroglyphs Found on Kodiak Island

Alutiiq Museum archaeologists have located the remains of a stone fish trap and an associated set of petroglyphs on northern Kodiak Island. The features are believed to be prehistoric and reflect Alutiiq salmon fishing traditions. While petroglyphs are a well-known feature of Kodiak’s cultural landscape, the fish trap is a rare find. It is the […]

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