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Fossil of ancient horse found in China

February, 29 2012

UPI

Hipparion fossil skull. Chinese paleontologists say they've discovered a fossil skull of a Hipparion, a three toed horse with a long nose that lived approximately 5 million years ago.

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Drought a Factor in Maya Civilization Collapse, Suggests New Study

February, 29 2012

Popular Archaeology

Maya pottery and a stalagmite in a Yucatán Peninsula cave. Photo credit: Professor Medina-Elizalde Episodic periods of fewer and weaker summer storms cited as a reason.

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Stone Age Pebble Holds Mysterious Meaning

February, 29 2012

Discovery

The engraving consisted of a more complex geometric pattern that looks like the letter "X" repeated in a connected series The colorful pebble bearing a sequence of lines dates back 100,000 years and may be the first evidence of abstract art.

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Little Horny Man: Rock Carving of Giant Phallus Discovered

February, 29 2012

Live Science

The researchers suspect the petroglyph of the man with the oversized phallus, which they have dubbed "the little horny man," was likely used in fertility rituals. The colorful pebble bearing a sequence of lines dates back 100,000 years and may be the first evidence of abstract art.

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1,000 Year Old Game Board Found in Mexico

February, 29 2012

Fox News

Archaeologists carrying out restoration at the Dzibilnocac site in the southeastern state of Campeche discovered a Mayan game board dating from more than 1,000 years ago, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History said.

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3,000 year old shipwreck shows European trade was thriving in Bronze Age

February, 29 2012

Telegraph UK

The discovery of one of the world's oldest shipwrecks shows that European trade was thriving even in the Bronze Age, according to experts.

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Copper beads spring a surprise in Megalithic excavation

February, 29 2012

The Hindu

The megalithic urn excavated from Thovalappady near Ramakkalmedu in Idukki district on Saturday. Photo: Special Arrangement As part of the second phase of excavation of the Megalithic sites in the district, more earthen burial urns (nannagadis) have been unearthed near Ramakkalmedu.

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Rethinking the social structure of ancient Eurasian nomads: Current Anthropology research

February, 29 2012

EurekAlert

Prehistoric Eurasian nomads are commonly perceived as horse riding bandits who utilized their mobility and military skill to antagonize ancient civilizations such as the Chinese, Persians, and Greeks.

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Secret Renaissance Letter Reveals Plan to Save England

February, 29 2012

Live Science

Thomas Hobbes was one of Europe's most famous philosophers; now a new document discovered in a collection of papers in the British Library reveals that he put together a plan to win the English Civil War for the king. A newly discovered document, written by one of Europe's most famous philosophers, Thomas Hobbes, reveals a plan that, if successful, could have turned the tide of one of England's bloodiest wars.

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Black Swan Shipwreck Ordeal Comes to End

February, 29 2012

Discovery

18th-century coins on the ocean floor at the Black Swan site. Odyssey Marine Exploration. A newly discovered document, written by one of Europe's most famous philosophers, Thomas Hobbes, reveals a plan that, if successful, could have turned the tide of one of England's bloodiest wars.