An extended period of turmoil in the Maya city of Mayapan in Mexico was marked by population declines, political rivalries and civil conflict.
Between AD 1441 and 1461 the strife reached an unfortunate crescendo — the complete institutional…
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Climate change reveals archaeological treasures in melting ice
Melting ice patches across Norway are revealing archaeological treasures from thousands of years ago that are under threat from climate change.
In recent years, hundreds of discoveries have been made that shows traces of ancient hunting, trapping,…
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Bandera – New Mexico’s Land of Fire and Ice
Located in the American Southwest on the Continental Divide, in Grants New Mexico, the Bandera Volcano lies dormant, adjacent to the geological wonder of a subterranean ice cave.
As it stands today, the volcano is a prime example of a cinder cone,…
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Iceland volcano eruption opens a rare window into the Earth beneath our feet
The recent Fagradalsfjall eruption in the southwest of Iceland has enthralled the whole world, including nature lovers and scientists alike.
The eruption was especially important as it provided geologists with a unique opportunity to study magmas…
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Scientists uncover traces of fire-use 800,000 years ago
Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science have been able to detect nonvisual traces of fire dating back at least 800,000 years, one of the earliest known examples for the controlled use of fire.
It has been speculated that the ancient…
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Droughts in the sixth century paved the way for Islam
Extreme dry conditions contributed to the decline of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Himyar.
Combined with political unrest and war, the droughts left behind a region in disarray, thereby creating the conditions on the Arabian peninsula that…
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Telescope reveals images of supermassive black hole at centre of galaxy
Astronomers have revealed images of a supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a telescope array consisting of a global network of radio telescopes.
The researchers had previously…
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Neanderthals of the north
Were Neanderthals really as well adapted to a life in the cold as previously assumed, or did they prefer more temperate environmental conditions during the last Ice Age?
To answer these questions, it is worthwhile to examine Neanderthal sites on…
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Ancient oak trees to shed light on the climate of the past 4500 years
Researchers will soon be able to reconstruct the climate of north-west Europe including the UK over the last 4500 years, and to date wooden buildings and objects more accurately, by analysing the chemistry of ancient oak trees, through a new…
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Marine mollusc shells reveal how prehistoric humans adapted to intense climate change
Current global climatic warming is having, and will continue to have, widespread consequences for human history, in the same way that environmental fluctuations had significant consequences for human populations in the past.
The so-called ‘8.2…
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