News tagged with natural stone
Analytical standards needed for 'reading' Pliocene bones
Researchers studying human origins should develop standards for determining whether markings on fossil bones were made by stone tools or by biting animals, Indiana University faculty member Jackson Njau writes ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Sun to strike NY streets in magical 'Manhattanhenge'
It is dubbed "Manhattanhenge" and happens two times a year when the Sun aligns at dusk with streets in a glowing magic trick as rays of sunlight span across New York perfectly, from west to east.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 11, 2011 |
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'Hobbit' island colonised much earlier than thought
Flores, the Indonesian island where skeletal remains of famous "hobbit hominids" were found in 2003, was colonised by humans much earlier than thought, scientists said on Wednesday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 17, 2010 |
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