Why did Earth’s climate rapidly cool 12,800 years ago? New evidence suggests that a comet or asteroid collision is to blame, with support coming from the bottom of a South Carolina lake. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/asteroid-comet-younger-dryas-abrupt-cooling…
Tag: Archaeology and Anthropology
Mummified Mice and Falcons Are Found in Egyptian Tomb
Archaeologists said the recently discovered tomb contained dozens of animals along with a married couple. It dates back more than 2,000 years. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/world/middleeast/mummified-mice-egypt.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
‘As Native Americans, We Are in a Constant State of Mourning’
Repatriation battles are no longer isolated to a few museums wrestling with their colonial legacies. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/opinion/can-museums-heal-historys-wounds.html?partner=rss&emc=rss