Researchers analyzed fish bones excavated from the Early Neolithic Jiahu site in Henan Province, China. By comparing the body-length distributions and species-composition ratios of the bones with findings from East …read more Source:: Science
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Jurassic fossil shows how early mammals could swallow like their modern descendants
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•The 165-million-year-old fossil of Microdocodon gracilis, a tiny, shrew-like animal, shows the earliest example of modern hyoid bones in mammal evolution. …read more Source:: Science
The 210-million-year-old Smok was crushing bones like a hyena
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•Coprolites, or fossil droppings, of the dinosaur-like archosaur Smok wawelski contain lots of chewed-up bone fragments. This led researchers to conclude that this top predator was exploiting bones for salt …read more Source:: Science
11,500-year-old animal bones in Jordan suggest early dogs helped humans hunt
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•11,500 years ago in what is now northeast Jordan, people began to live alongside dogs and may also have used them for hunting, a new study shows. The archaeologists suggest …read more Source:: Science
A toast to the proteins in dinosaur bones
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•Burnt toast and dinosaur bones have a common trait, according to a new study. They both contain chemicals that, under the right conditions, transform original proteins into something new. It’s …read more Source:: Science
Did humans leave Africa earlier than previously thought?
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•Ancient tools and bones discovered in China by archaeologists suggest early humans left Africa and arrived in Asia earlier than previously thought. …read more Source:: Science
New forensic analysis indicates bones were Amelia Earhart’s
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•Bone measurement analysis indicates that the remains found on a remote island in the South Pacific were likely those of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
DNA from Viking cod bones suggests 1,000-year history of European fish trade
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•New research using DNA from the fish bone remains of Viking-era meals reveals that north Norwegians have been transporting — and possibly trading — Arctic cod into mainland Europe for …read more Source:: Science
Words and bones tell a similar story about deep history
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•Common descent of human populations is reflected both in their cranial features and their linguistic affiliations over vast geographic distances, new evidence suggests. The formation of different languages and language …read more Source:: Science
Human bones in Pennsylvania thought to be from 1918 flu pandemic
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•SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. (Reuters) – Forensic archaeologists on Friday began excavating a highway embankment in eastern Pennsylvania, looking for more bones believed to be from impoverished victims of the worldwide …read more Source:: UKScienceNews