ancient
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A newly-identified species of ancient crocodile has been named after an "inspirational" teacher by the scientist leading the research.
From BBC
By combining ancient DNA testing with modern clinical genetics, the researchers diagnosed the condition in two individuals buried together in southern Italy.
From Science Daily
The plan was to pay Stern and Andrew through a company called Witan, named after “Witenagemot,” an ancient council that advised Anglo-Saxon kings.
An elephant foot bone found by archaeologists digging in southern Spain may be evidence that a troop of war elephants stomped through ancient Europe.
From BBC
A fresh scientific investigation of the Hjortspring boat, an ancient wooden plank vessel displayed at the National Museum of Denmark, is shedding new light on where it may have come from.
From Science Daily
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