Archaeology

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Interesting piece inferring pyroclastic flow dynamics by examining the condition of the corpses found at Pompeii. Lotta formulas and tables I'm not gonna try to reproduce, so link only:

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0011127;jsessionid=E509F99DA98A847DFE80F99E056EE6B1.ambra02

[ccp]

ancient UFC like statue:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4109238,00.html

[Body-by-Guinness]

Back in my undergrad days my anthropology prof. was all aflutter because there was evidence of humans in the Americas that dated back 10,000 years. These preserved footsteps have more than doubled that:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/debate-settled-oldest-human-footprints-in-north-america-really-are-23000-years-old-study-finds?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=livescience&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR3XJwaeIsRpzvSBYsG666rFnmliXMBQAuh9BwpRARL9UpvKFqLimTZvvBo