125 million years ago a small crocodilian was living in our regions alongside the famous iguanodons. Now, the skull of ‘the small Bernissart crocodile’ has been scanned.
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06/04/2020
Scan of Small Crocodile of Bernissart Reveals New Details
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20/02/2020
Desert Fish on the Menu in the Sahara 10,000 Years Ago
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Siska Van ParysFish was 10,000 years ago the main source of food for hunter-gatherers in the Libyan Sahara, which at that time was still teeming with lakes and rivers. In the archaeological site Takarkori, researchers found thousands of fossil fish bones, with traces of cutting and burning.
19/02/2020
Teeth wear reveals: dogs already domesticated during the last Ice Age
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Reinout VerbekeWear marks on 28,500-year-old teeth indicate dogs were already domesticated by hunter-gatherers during the last Ice Age. Dogs (domesticated wolves) were given harder food such as bones, while wild wolves were eating softer food.
17/01/2020
A Lot of Birds On The Menu 14.000 Years Ago in Belgian Chaleux Cave
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Reinout VerbekeThe hunter-gatherers who lived along the Lesse at the end of the last Ice Age exploited many different species of birds. Some bird remains suggest that humans attributed symbolic value to them.
05/12/2019
Scientists of RBINS and Antwerp University Developed an Investment Model for Geothermal Energy
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Siska Van ParysGeothermal energy can be useful to achieve the (national) renewable energy goals. However, it is an investment-heavy technology when it comes to great depths.
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