Tag: Ice age
Global temperatures: The history of the climate is melting
The ice inside glaciers tells of the climate of past millennia. In a major project, researchers around the world are trying to save samples from this archive for future generations…
Global temperatures: The history of the climate is melting
The ice inside glaciers tells of the climate of past millennia. In a major project, researchers around the world are trying to save samples from this archive for future generations…
Archeology and cave art: Did Stone Age people cut off their fingers? – Knowledge
There were no circular saws in the Upper Paleolithic, and even an accidental blow with a hand ax does not easily cut off a finger. However, paleoanthropologists have so far…
Fingers off: Are there bloody rituals behind Stone Age cave art? – Knowledge
There were no circular saws in the Upper Paleolithic, and even an accidental blow with a hand ax does not easily cut off a finger. However, paleoanthropologists have so far…
Museums in Bavaria: Ice Age exhibition proves to be a hit with audiences
The museum in the Kempten stables dares to stage a scientific show for the first time and is met with great interest from visitors. source site
World cultural heritage: Mammoth figure looking for a shelter in Baden-Württemberg – Culture
Advent is also known as the time of looking for a shelter. There is good news from Baden-Württemberg in this regard: a homeless mammoth from the Swabian Alb has found…
“Ice Age Safari Allgäu” in Kempten: mammoths and vulture bone flutes – Bavaria
The “Ice Age Safari Allgäu” shows how people and animals lived in the Ice Age. It is the largest and most elaborate exhibition ever in Kempten. The mammoth has long…
Exhibition: Mammoths and Vulture Bone Flutes
The “Ice Age Safari Allgäu” shows how people and animals lived in the Ice Age. It is the largest and most elaborate exhibition ever in Kempten. source site
America has been inhabited longer than expected – knowledge
People probably settled in America much earlier than previously thought. This is confirmed by new analyzes of finds in the US state of New Mexico. In 2021, a research team…
Greenland was ice-free 400,000 years ago: that doesn’t bode well for the future – knowledge
A good 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free and resembled a tundra landscape. This is what an international research team reports after analyzing an ice core from…