Wear 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.
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19/02/2020
Teeth wear reveals: dogs already domesticated during the last Ice Age
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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.
04/12/2019
Marine Life in Low Countries Survived Catastrophic Meteorite Impact 66 Million Years Ago
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Siska Van ParysBelgian and Dutch palaeontologists have discovered that the marine life in our regions recovered exceptionally quickly after the meteorite impact that heralded the end of the dinosaurs.
22/11/2019
Paleontologists Discover Mysterious Hoofed Animal That Roamed India 54 Million Years Ago
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Reinout VerbekeBelgian paleontologists have discovered a new family of ungulates that lived in India some 54 million years ago.
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