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BBC News - Dinosaur feather evolution trapped in Canadian amber
A wide array of different feather shapes was captured in the same place within just a few yearsDino-era Mammal the "Jurassic Mother" of Us All?
A tiny, shrew-like creature of the dinosaur era might have been, in a sense, the mother of us all. Named the "Jurassic mother from China" (Juramaia sinensis) , the newfound fossil species is the earliest known ancestor of placental mammals —animals, such as humans, that give birth to relatively mature, live young—according to a new study. The 160-million-year-old specimen pushes back fossil evidence for the evolutionary split between the placental and marsupial lineages by 35 million years.
Homo Erectus travelled the high seas
Early manlike creatures may have been smarter than we think. Recent archaeological finds from the Mediterranean show that human ancestors traveled the high seas.
Egypt's 'Indiana Jones' - antiquities minister Zahi Hawass - sacked | The Australian
Critics say Zahi Hawass, centre, is a publicity seeker. Source: AFPHistorians believe the presence of the medicine chest suggests that the ship may have had a doctor on board, or at least someone trained in rudimentary first aid. The chest also contained spatulas, suction cups and a mortar and pestle. The vessel was transporting amphorae of wine, glassware, ceramics and oil lamps when it sank in 60ft of water between the Italian mainland and the island of Elbe.
Roman-era shipwreck reveals ancient medical secrets - Telegraph
BBC News - India: Treasure unearthed in Kerala temple
The temple was built in the 16th Century by the kings of Travancore Treasure, thought to be worth billions of rupees, has been unearthed from secret underground chambers in a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala.Ancient Assyrian Dictionary Completed by University of Chicago Scholars - NYTimes.com
This was the language that Sargon the Great, king of Akkad in the 24th century B.C., spoke to command what is reputed to be the world’s first empire, and that Hammurabi used around 1700 B.C. to proclaim the first known code of laws. It was the vocabulary of the Epic of Gilgamesh, the first masterpiece of world literature.
The tunnel had apparently been sealed off around 1,800 years ago. Researchers of Mexico's National University made the finding with a radar device.
Tunnel found under temple in Mexico
The infrared image on the right reveals the ancient city streets of Tanis near modern-day San El Hagar
BBC News - Egyptian pyramids found by infra-red satellite images
The land of freaky animals and amazing biodiversity, Madagascar was also one of the last places to be settled by humans. And new research suggests that didn't happen until about 1,200 years ago. The colonization might even have been an accident, the researchers say.
Secret History -- Sott.net
Since the time of Trinity -- the first nuclear explosion in 1945 -- nearly 2,000 nuclear tests have been performed, with the majority taking place during the 1960s and 1970s.
When We Tested Nuclear Bombs -- Earth Changes -- Sott.net
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