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    Europe’s largest land predator unearthed on the Isle of Wight
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 16

    Europe’s largest land predator unearthed on the Isle of Wight

    Researchers have identified the remains of one of Europe’s largest ever land-based hunters: a dinosaur that measured over 10m long.
    Prehistoric “Swiss Army knife” shows how early humans communicated
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 12

    Prehistoric “Swiss Army knife” shows how early humans communicated

    In a world first, researchers have revealed that early humans across southern Africa made a particular type of stone tool in the same shape.
    New dinosaur species used fearsome claws to graze along the coast
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 2

    New dinosaur species used fearsome claws to graze along the coast

    Scientists have described the youngest therizinosaur fossil from Japan and the first in Asia to have been found in marine sediments.
    What the new Jurassic Park movie gets wrong about dinosaurs
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 22

    What the new Jurassic Park movie gets wrong about dinosaurs

    One of the most exciting moments of the new Jurassic Park sequel, Jurassic World Dominion, is when Quetzalcoatlus swoops down from the sky.
    Researchers discover of a piece of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 12

    Researchers discover of a piece of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs

    One fateful day some 66 million years ago, a 7.5-mile-wide space rock slammed into the Earth ending the age of the dinosaur.
    Study challenges theories of earlier human arrival in Americas
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 27

    Study challenges theories of earlier human arrival in Americas

    The paper challenges new theories that the earliest human inhabitants of North America arrived before the migration of people from Asia.
    Early man's food choices discovered through prehistoric pot residue
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 22

    Early man's food choices discovered through prehistoric pot residue

    To reconstruct the cookery of people who lived thousands of years ago, bones and plant remains can tell us which ingredients were available
    Stonehenge served as an ancient solar calendar - study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 3

    Stonehenge served as an ancient solar calendar - study finds

    It had long been thought that the famous site of Stonehenge served as an ancient calendar, given its alignment with the solstices.
    The fall of dinosaurs actually took place in the spring, research concludes
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 25

    The fall of dinosaurs actually took place in the spring, research concludes

    The asteroid which killed nearly all of the dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime according to an international team of researchers.
    New large titanosaurian dinosaur discovered in the Pyrenees
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 9

    New large titanosaurian dinosaur discovered in the Pyrenees

    The skeleton of Abditosaurus kuehnei is the most complete titanosaur fossil discovered so far in Europe.
    Earth's first giant, Ichthyosaur, reveals how whales became the largest animals ever
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 28, 2021

    Earth's first giant, Ichthyosaur, reveals how whales became the largest animals ever

    The skull of a newly discovered species of giant ichthyosaur is shedding new light on the marine reptiles’ rapid growth into behemoths.
    World's first dinosaur preserved sitting on nest of eggs with fossilized babies
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 21, 2021

    World's first dinosaur preserved sitting on nest of eggs with fossilized babies

    The fossil in question is that of an oviraptorosaur, a group of bird-like theropod dinosaurs that thrived during the Cretaceous Period.
    Israeli scuba diver discovers ancient Crusader sword
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 23, 2021

    Israeli scuba diver discovers ancient Crusader sword

    An Israeli scuba diver has salvaged an ancient sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts say dates back to the Crusaders.
    What to do if you find fossils or artifacts
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 14, 2021

    What to do if you find fossils or artifacts

    So what should you do if you stumble on a fossil or an artifact in your backyard, at the beach, in a local park or on a rural property.
    Oldest footprints of pre-humans identified in Crete
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 13, 2021

    Oldest footprints of pre-humans identified in Crete

    Over 50 footprints of predecessors of early humans identified in 2017 near Trachilos, Crete shown to be over six million years old.
    Israeli archaeologists find rare 2,700-year-old toilet in Jerusalem
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 6, 2021

    Israeli archaeologists find rare 2,700-year-old toilet in Jerusalem

    An Israeli archaeological dig in Jerusalem uncovered an ancient toilet dating back over 2,700 years, when private bathrooms were a luxury.
    Earliest bone tools to produce clothing found in Morocco -- 120,000 years old
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 17, 2021

    Earliest bone tools to produce clothing found in Morocco -- 120,000 years old

    The study provides strong evidence for the manufacture of clothing as far back as 120,000 years ago.
    Study shows evidence of beer drinking 9,000 years ago in Southern China
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 2, 2021

    Study shows evidence of beer drinking 9,000 years ago in Southern China

    Alcoholic beverages have long been known to serve an important socio-cultural function in ancient societies, including at ritual feasts.
    Researchers find a ‘fearsome dragon’ that soared over outback Queensland
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 11, 2021

    Researchers find a ‘fearsome dragon’ that soared over outback Queensland

    Australia’s largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-metre wingspan that soared like a dragon
    Mathematician reveals world's oldest example of applied geometry
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 7, 2021

    Mathematician reveals world's oldest example of applied geometry

    A UNSW mathematician has revealed the origins of applied geometry on a 3700-year-old clay tablet that has been hiding for over a century
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