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• Anthropology
  Ancient Civilizations
  Cultures
  Archaeology
  Origin of Life
  Fossils
   
  

  Civilization

  The word civilization (or civilisation) has a variety of meanings related to human society. By the most minimal, literal definition, a civilization is a complex society. Technically, anthropologists ... > more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Archaeology
  Lost Treasures
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Cultures
   
  

  Egyptian pyramids

  The pyramids of Egypt, some of which are among the largest man-made constructions ever conceived, constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization. It is ... > more
• Global Warming
  Oceanography
  Early Climate
  El Nino and La Nina
  Climate
  Geology
   
  

  Sequence stratigraphy

  Sequence stratigraphy is a relatively new branch of geology that attempts to link prehistoric sea-level changes to sedimentary deposits. The 'sequence' part of the name refers to cyclic sedimentary ... > more
• Cultures
  Ancient Civilizations
  Early Climate
  Archaeology
  Anthropology
  Human Evolution
   
  

  Stone tool

  A stone tool is, in the most general sense, any tool made of stone. Although stone-tool-dependent cultures exist even today, most stone tools are associated with prehistoric societies that no longer ... > more
• Archaeology
  Ancient Civilizations
  Cultures
  Early Climate
  Anthropology
  Lost Treasures
   
  

  Bronze Age

  The Bronze Age is a period in a civilization's development when the most advanced metalworking consisted of techniques for smelting copper and tin from naturally occurring outcroppings of ore, and ... > more
• Sports Science
  Ancient Civilizations
  Construction
  Civil Engineering
  Vehicles
  Aviation
   
  

  Crane (machine)

  A crane is a tower or derrick equipped with cables and pulleys that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to shift them horizontally. Cranes are commonly employed in the construction ... > more
• Lost Treasures
  Ancient Civilizations
  Cultures
  Human Evolution
  Early Climate
  Archaeology
   

  Archaeological field survey

  Archaeological field survey is the methodological process by which archaeologists (often landscape archaeologists) collect information about the location, distribution and organisation of past human ... > more
• Fossils
  Organic Chemistry
  Sports Science
  Graphene
  Early Climate
  Origin of Life
   
  

  Radiocarbon dating

  Radiocarbon dating is a radiometric dating method that uses the naturally occurring isotope carbon-14 to determine the age of carbonaceous materials up to ca 60,000 years. Within archaeology it is ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  New Species
  Animals
  Fish
  Early Humans
  Biology
   

  Frog zoology

  About 400 million years ago, some members of the sarcopterygian group of fish moved onto land. These became the first amphibians. Today, these animals still spend part of their lives in water and ... > more
• Geography
  Fossils
  Earth Science
  Geology
  Origin of Life
  Environmental Policy
   

  Cenozoic

  The Cenozoic Era is the most recent of the four classic geological eras. The Cenozoic is divided into two periods, the Palaeogene and Neogene, and they are in turn divided into epochs. The Palaeogene ... > more

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