Bones Discovered in Montana Are of the World’s Earliest Primate, Study Finds
Arranged as they were in life, they would fit comfortably on the tip of your finger. But this assortment of tiny bones — excavated from the same deposit in Montana…
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‘Mysterious’ Winchester Rifle From 1882 Found Leaning Against Tree in Nevada National Park
Archaeologists surveying the remote reaches of Nevada‘s Great Basin National Park came upon a tantalizing find from the Old West — a weathered, 132-year-old Winchester repeating rifle, discovered propped up against a juniper tree, just…
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Bones Discovered in Montana Are of the World’s Earliest Primate, Study Finds
Arranged as they were in life, they would fit comfortably on the tip of your finger. But this assortment of tiny bones — excavated from the same deposit in Montana…
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Mesoamerican ‘Fool’s Gold’ Mirrors Found in Arizona Reveal Ties to Ancient Mexico
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Ceremonial ‘Axis’ Road Discovered in Heart of Ancient City of Cahokia
After more than 85 years of study and speculation, recent digs have confirmed the presence…
Sacrificial and Common Graves Alike Reveal Diversity in Ancient City of Cahokia
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Western Digs’ Top 5 Paleontology Stories of 2014
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Bones Discovered in Montana Are of the World’s Earliest Primate, Study Finds
Arranged as they were in life, they would fit comfortably on the tip of your…
Wyoming Cave Yields a Trove of Ice Age Fossils — and Ancient Animal DNA
First Columbian Mammoth With Hair Discovered on California Farm
