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Evidence from a prehistoric site at the shore of the Dnister river in modern-day Ukraine shows that people living during the ...

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Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

Apr. 14, 2025 — Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools -- it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling ...

Researchers in Vienna found three fireplaces from the coldest period of the Ice Age, also the most mysterious.

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