Two men from Michigan have unearthed the bones that belonged to a giant Ice Age creature, the distant relative of the modern-day elephant, the mastodon. The bones were right in the backyard of one of the two men. Daniel LaPoint Jr., a contractor, and Eric Witzke live in Bellevue, Michigan and were working in Witzke’s backyard when they noticed something strange poking out of the earth. When … [Read more...]
Ancient Burial Site Offers Insights into Ice Age Rituals (+Video)
A new study has revealed some unique insights into the death rituals practiced during the last Ice Age that came over North America. Scientists discovered the fragile skeletons of two infants buried beneath the cremated remains of a child. Researchers explain that the remains they found of a 3 year old child date back to 11,500 years ago. The cremated skeleton was uncovered in 2010 at Upward … [Read more...]
Ice Age Infant Remains Unearthed in Alaska
The discovery of a burial site containing the remains of two infants gives archeologists a glimpse at the cultural practices of Native Americans at the end of the last Ice Age in Alaska. Around 11,500 years ago, a stillborn fetus and a 5-weeks-old infant had been buried side by side in a circular burial pit. Most of the archeological works at the site took place four years ago, but further digging … [Read more...]
Active volcanoes helped species survive winters of ice ages
A new study has solved an age-old mystery of how the plant and animal species braved the bone-chilling winters of Antarctica and continued to evolve through past ice ages in parts of the planet covered by glaciers. According to the scientists, the steam and heat from volcanoes and heated rocks helped the species of plants and animals to survive past ice ages. The team of researchers led by … [Read more...]
