Read more about the article Never-Before-Seen Human Figures Found In Prehistoric Tombs
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Never-Before-Seen Human Figures Found In Prehistoric Tombs

Credit: Newsflash/Kharaysin archaeological team-CSIC Archaeologists have discovered dozens of tiny human figures which they say were used in funeral rituals to celebrate the dead over 10,000 years ago. Human-shaped figures from 7,500 BC were discovered by Spanish archaeologists in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic site of Kharaysin, located in the village of…

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July 12, 2020
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Bone Of Prehistoric Frog Could Be Undiscovered Species

Argentine palaeontologists have identified this tiny bone from a frog which lived 2 million years ago after a family found it when digging a well - and experts say it could belong to a previously undiscovered species. The tiny bone was discovered as the Bastia family were digging a well…

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June 16, 2020
Read more about the article VW-Sized Prehistoric Armadillo Remains Found In Riverbed
Pic Shows: The remains of glyptodont; An Argentine farmer has found the 20,000-year-old remains of four prehistoric armadillos that could grow to the size of a Volkswagen Beetle at the bottom of a dried-out riverbed.
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VW-Sized Prehistoric Armadillo Remains Found In Riverbed

An Argentine farmer has found the 20,000-year-old remains of four prehistoric armadillos that could grow to the size of a Volkswagen Beetle at the bottom of a dried-out riverbed. Local media said that the farmer stumbled across the four glyptodonts (Glyptodon reticulatus), a heavily armoured mammal that lived during the…

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February 26, 2020
Read more about the article Tourists Find 120,000yo Prehistoric Armadillo At Beach
Pic shows: The finding of a glyptodont This is the moment a team of palaeontologists clear the soil around the shell of a 130,000-year-old prehistoric armadillo called a neosclerocalyptus.
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Tourists Find 120,000yo Prehistoric Armadillo At Beach

Story By: Jonathan Macias, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News  Video Credit: CEN/@museoscaglia This is the moment a team of palaeontologists clear the soil around the shell of a 120,000-year-old prehistoric armadillo after a little girl found it while out walking with her family on holiday. The prehistoric remains were found at Redonda…

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January 16, 2020
Read more about the article Huge Shell Of Prehistoric Mammal Found In School
Pic shows: The remains found in the school. This well-preserved shell of a huge prehistoric armoured mammal which could grow to the size of a Volkswagen Beetle has been found inside an abandoned school.
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Huge Shell Of Prehistoric Mammal Found In School

Story By: Ana Lacasa, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News  Video Credit: CEN This well-preserved shell of a huge prehistoric armoured mammal which could grow to the size of a Volkswagen Beetle has been found inside an abandoned school. The shell of the glyptodon which is believed to be more than 10,000 years…

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December 6, 2019