The 3.2 million year old “Lucy” skeleton has been cleared to tour the US for the first time since is discovery in 1974. Houston Museum of Natural Science will be the first to display the exhibit from August 31 till April 20, 2008.
Ancient Shells found June 7, 2007
I have always loved history and learning about other cultures. It is interesting to see that humans haven’t changed much when it come to adorning themselves, just the materials change. For as long as humans have existed, man has adorned himself/herself in decoration. Be it tattoos, hair decorations, body paints, piercings or jewelry.
Scientists recently found perforated, small oval Nassarius mollusk shells, dyed with red ochre. They dated them back to 82,ooo years ago, the oldest found so far.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/06/prehistoric.necklaces.reut/index.html
Fish Tale May 22, 2007
In Indonesia, in the sea off North Sulawesi Province, a fisherman caught a rare ancient fish, the coelacanth, once thought to be extinct during the time of the dinosaurs.
First seen in 1938 and again in 1998, their habitat is about 60 metres or 200 ft below the sea.
Coelacanths are the only living animal to have a fully functioning intercranial joint. Which means their ear and brain are separate from the nasal and eyes.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070521/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_indonesia_fish
If you want to learn more about the fish this has a lot of good infomation on it.
http://sacoast.uwc.ac.za/education/resources/fishyfacts/coelacanth.htm
