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'The world's oldest manufactured beads' are older than previously thought

'The world's oldest manufactured beads' are older than previously thought

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of archaeologists has uncovered some of the world’s earliest shell ornaments in a limestone cave in Eastern Morocco. The researchers have found 47 examples of Nassarius marine shells, ...





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Illinois cave reveals ancient pine

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created May 12, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (18) | comments 0

An Illinois scientist says needles from what could be the oldest pine tree found in North America were discovered in a limestone cave near Morris, Ill.


Earliest evidence of our cave-dwelling human ancestors

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created Dec 19, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A research team led by Professor Michael Chazan, director of the University of Toronto's Archaeology Centre, has discovered the earliest evidence of our cave-dwelling human ancestors at the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa.


Lebanon cave takes on Amazon for spot in new seven wonders

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created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Lebanon's Jeita Grotto on Tuesday was selected as one of 28 finalists for the seven natural wonders of the world, facing the Amazon, Mount Vesuvius and others for a spot on the prestigious list.


Treasure trove of fossils found in Kendall County cave

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created Apr 12, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 0

Remnants from a cave embedded in a limestone quarry southwest of Chicago have yielded a fossil trove that may influence the known history of north central Illinois some 310 million years ago.


Historic Italian cave may collapse

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created May 01, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Archaeologists are warning a signature Stone Age cavern in southern Italy, called the Paglicci Cave, is in imminent danger of collapse.


Ancient Buddhist murals found in Nepal

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created May 05, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Murals depicting the life of Buddha and painted 800 years ago have been discovered in a cave in a remote area of Nepal, a report said.


Researchers Study Cave's 'Breathing' for Better Climate Clues

Researchers Study Cave's 'Breathing' for Better Climate Clues

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created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Arkansas researcher studying the way caves "breathe" is providing new insights into the process by which scientists study paleoclimates.


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Cave bears from the Carpathians as omnivorous as modern bears

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created Jan 07, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Rather than being gentle giants, new research reveals that Pleistocene cave bears, a species which became extinct 20,000 years ago, ate both plants and animals and competed for food with the other contemporary ...


'Smart water' may help boost production from oil wells by 60 percent

'Smart water' may help boost production from oil wells by 60 percent

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created Sep 08, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (29) | comments 0

Researchers in Norway report that injecting a special type of seawater called "smart water" into certain low-yield oil wells may help boost oil extraction by as much as 60 percent. The study could help meet ...


Mould problem "stable" at Lascaux cave

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created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The problem of black fungus threatening world-famous prehistoric paintings at the Lascaux Cave in southwestern France is "stable," a scientist said on Thursday.



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