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Roman ruins in the ancient city of Volubilis, Morocco
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Roman-Era Millstone and Mixer Makers Knew Their Rocks

by Carolyn Wilke 18 November 202121 March 2022

The geochemistry of basalt millstones and mixers from the city of Volubilis suggests a local origin—and that rocks were picked for specific purposes, from crushing olives to mixing dough.

Image of a bearded and gloved man, Robert Mulvaney, with ice inside a metal corer.
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Māori Arrival in New Zealand Revealed in Antarctic Ice Cores

by Kate Evans 26 October 202121 March 2022

A new study shows smoke from fires set by the first inhabitants of Aotearoa from around 1300 left a mark in the ice 6,000 kilometers away, on an island off the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Greener, Wetter Arabia Was a Crossroads of Early Human Migration

by J. Besl 7 October 202126 April 2022

Hand axes, hippo bones, and a stack of ancient lake beds show that arid Arabia experienced intervals of humid weather, spurring pulses of human migration over the past 400,000 years.

The Sun sets at Stonehenge
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State-of-the-Art Technology, Serendipity, and Secrets of Stonehenge

by Richard J. Sima 8 September 202121 March 2022

The first comprehensive analysis of what the sarsen stones are made of came about with new technology—and good old-fashioned luck.

Exposed Precambrian bedrock in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeast Minnesota
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Recognizing Geology’s Colonial History for Better Policy Today

by Maddy Nyblade and Jenn McDonald 7 September 202121 March 2022

The Minnesota Geological Survey has contributed to the dispossession of homelands from Indigenous Peoples. The agency is creating more just policies.

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Rebecca Charbonneau: The Future of Scientific History

by Camilo Garzón 24 August 202121 March 2022

Historian finds the liberal arts support a deeper study of science.

Expansive flat landscape marked by large flat stones.
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Cosmological Tool Helps Archaeologists Map Earthly Tombs

by Richard J. Sima 18 August 202126 October 2021

A new study employs a method originally developed to help map stars and galaxies to describe how ancient tombs are clustered. The research helps archaeologists studying remote or inaccessible sites.

A reenactor works on a Viking farm at a living history museum in Sweden.
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Food Security Lessons from the Vikings

by James Dacey 29 June 202116 December 2021

Scandinavian societies of the first millennium adapted their farming practices to volcano-driven climate changes.

Seventeenth century Reinier Nooms painting of ships
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Scientists Mine 16th Century Ship Logs for Geophysical Research

by Jenessa Duncombe 17 May 20214 October 2021

Compass measurements held a key to unlocking the mystery of Earth’s magnetic field and its changes over time. A historian-turned-geoscientist found the measurements in an unlikely place—merchant ship logs.

Filippo Lippi painting of St. Fridianus redirecting the course of the Serchio River
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Holy Water: Miracle Accounts and Proxy Data Tell a Climate Story

by Korena Di Roma Howley 10 May 20215 October 2021

In 6th century Italy, saints were said to perform an unusual number of water miracles. Paleoclimatological data from a stalagmite may reveal why.

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