• Harlans ground sloth is paramylodon harlani

    Many animals, from the very large to the odd lived during the ice age. Harlan’s Ground Sloth seems to be one of the most bizarre animals from that era. A mix of large and odd, these large, furry animals are related to modern sloths, armadillos, and anteaters. Unlike its smaller modern cousin, Harlan’s ground sloths…

  • Neolithic Architecture: What is a Mastodon?

    A mastodon (mastós ‘breast’ + odoús ‘tooth’), are proboscidean beings, that belong to the extinct genus Mammut. It is believed mastodons may have went extinct around the Neolithic revolution 10,000-12,000 years ago, due to a flood; over hunting; or a combination of factors. Bibliography: Origin and meaning of mastodon. (n.d.). Etymonline. https://www.etymonline.com/word/mastodon Retrieved Feb 2022…

  • The peppered moth(s) genetics of domestication

    Popular and common amongst insect collectors, the peppered moths, are easy to preserve, and maintain after death. How easily though, there populations can adapt to new conditions in times of environmental stress. Before 1850, the moths were speckled light grey, after 1850, peppered moths, started turning darker, almost totally black. Was it evolution through natural…

  • Neolithic Switzerland: Obermeilen, and Robenhausen sites. The Zurichsee, Bodensee, & Wauwilwemoos lakes

    During 1853-54, prolonged drought cause water in alpine lakes to drop 1 foot below lowest recorded levels.In winter 54’, men began to begin a “land reclamation project.” They uncovered a lake village.First of hundreds in alpine Europe. An enormous amount of building material preserved: remnants of wooden frames, plank floors, wattle and white walls, with…

  • Kimmswick Bone Bed, Jefferson County Missouri

    Neolithic Site 32km SW of St. Louis. In upper Mississippi valley, 2.5km west of Mississippi River, at confluence of 4 North American drainage basins (upper Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee rivers). Where 30% of American contiguous land mass is drained.Mastodon remains were identified, including butchering and human presence.Laurentide ice sheet appears to have reach its…

  • Neolithic Architecture: Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia

    Studied 2 centuries, yet little got published. Located in western Smyth county, Virginia. Within Saltville valley about 1.3km south of north branch, Holston river (major drainage system of SW Virginia). In 1782, Colonel Arther Campbell mentioned bones of an uncommon size in a letter to Thomas Jefferson. 5 identifiable artifacts included: Sandstone knives, a triangular…

  • Pakistan’s Mehrgarh neolithic site dates back at least 9000 years

    Mehrgarh is an archaeological site located in the Balochistan province of Pakistan, near the Bolan Pass. It is considered to be one of the oldest human settlements in the world, dating back to the Neolithic era (7000 BCE). Excavations at Mehrgarh have revealed evidence of an agricultural society with a system of irrigation, domesticated animals,…