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Ancient tools from South African caves reveal connections between prehistoric peoples
A series of stone tools and the toothbrushes used to excavate them. Credit: Sara Watson In a cave overlooking the oceans on South Africa’s southern coast, archaeologists have discovered thousands of stone tools, made around 20,000 years ago. By examining the small details of the blades and chipped edges of stones, archaeologists can tell how to create the tool. In…
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Melsonby’s Reservoir: Iron Age Yorkshire Discovery reveals ancient British connections to Europe
Credit: Durham University Melsonby’s Reservoir is an astonishing collection of over 800 Iron Age metal artifacts discovered in December 2021 in a field near Melsonby, North Yorkshire. The discovery represents the victory of cross-sector cooperation in British archaeology. This extraordinary discovery, excavated from Yorkshire soil, is not only a collection of ancient objects, but also shows the need for important…
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Making Darwin’s finches sing can help establish connections between environmental changes and the emergence of new species
The beak of Darwin’s intermediate finch can evolve to crush hard seed shells. Credit: Andrew Hendry They say “hindsight is 20/20,” but ecological speciation theory (the theory that new species emerge in response to ecological change) seems to hold true in hindsight. Until now, it has been difficult to prove this experimentally. In a study published in the journal Science,…
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