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The rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a member of the family Corvidae in the passerine order of birds. It is found in the Palearctic, its range extending from Scandinavia and western Europe to eastern Siberia. It is a large, gregarious, black-feathered bird, distinguished from similar species by the whitish featherless area on the face.
The control of fire by Homo erectus is generally accepted by archaeologists to have begun some 400,000 years ago, [65] with claims regarding earlier evidence finding increasing scientific support. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] Burned wood has been found in layers that carried the Java Man fossils in Trinil , dating to around from 500,000 to 830,000 BP.
Heat from a nearby fire can cause objects to become brittle or crack, and cause its destruction. Smoke can stain the object. Damage from fire is irreversible. Objects that are made of organic materials are "highly susceptible to combustion, particularly if very dry." [6] The smoke damage can come from a fire "both inside and outside of the ...
Investigators have determined that a skull discovered in the wall of an Illinois home in 1978 was that of an Indiana teenager who died more than 150 years ago, authorities announced Thursday.
Anzick-1 was a young (1–2 years old) Paleoindian child whose remains were found in south central Montana, United States, in 1968. He has been dated to 12,990–12,840 years Before Present . [ 1 ] The child was found with more than 115 tools made of stone and antlers and dusted with red ocher , suggesting a deliberate burial. [ 2 ]
In an interview with Life Science, Longrich reveals that it’s unlikely that the skull the 1983 group found belonged to the largest of the T. mcraeensis species. It is probable that these ...
The critter’s robust skull had additional bones and elements that have likely disappeared with evolution, and its elongated snout paired with a short region of the skull behind the eyes was ...
Lomekwi is an archaeological site located on the west bank of Turkana Lake in Kenya.It is an important milestone in the history of human archaeology. An archaeological team from Stony Brook University in the United States discovered traces of Lomekwi by chance in July 2011, and made substantial progress four years after in-depth excavations.