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On the hunt for meteorites in the far reaches of the Sahara
In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.
Ancient Hunting Kit Is Found in West Texas
The 6,500-year-old weapons, found in a cave near Marfa, could be among the oldest near-complete set of wood and stone hunting ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN8d
Archaeologists Uncover a ‘Monumental’ Hunting Kit in Texas That May Be the Oldest Found in North America Yet
The artifacts discovered in a cave—which include dart tips, a boomerang and a spear-throwing tool—were dated to as far back ...
Archaeology9d
6,500-Year-Old Hunting Kit Recovered from Texas Cave
According to Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine, 6,500-year-old objects found deep within a cave in West Texas may comprise the ...
The Conversation3d
Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research
Patrick M. Shober received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 945298. Patrick M. Shober currently ...
Space.com24d
Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system
"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue." Ten years ago, astronomers from various institutions, including NASA and SETI (Search for ...
Men's Journal3d
Ancient Hunting Discovery Sheds Light on Prehistoric Life in America
Researchers with the Center for Big Bend Studies as part of a collaboration with the University of Kansas’ Odyssey Archaeological Research Fund found immaculately preserved atlatl-based hunting ...