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Blades made of glass, unusual crescent-shaped tools, and a dagger formed by shadows are some of the more striking finds reported this year by archaeologists working around the American West.
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Blades made of glass, unusual crescent-shaped tools, and a dagger formed by shadows are some of the more striking finds reported this year by archaeologists working around the American West.
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Western Digs is a science news site that investigates the archaeology, anthropology, and paleontology of the American West. Published by Blake de Pastino - Chief Writer and Editor of SciShow, SciShow Space, and Crash Course - Western Digs explores the West, while examining how science can help us understand history.
From Hawaii to Colorado, from the dawn of agriculture in the Southwest to the end of the last ice age, some truly amazing discoveries framed the most popular archaeology stories that Western Digs reported on in 2014. Read on to learn all about them, and find out what rose to the top!
Coming Tomorrow: Top Archaeology Stories of 2014
Fellow tumblreenos: Watch tomorrow morning for the last of our year-end wrap ups, one that many of you may have been waiting for — Western Digs' five most popular archaeology stories of 2014!
A red-headed mammoth, a cave piled high with ancient animal remains, and an unusual South Dakota dinosaur are all among the discoveries that shaped Western Digs’ most popular paleontology stories of 2014. Read on to learn about all of them, and find out what was our biggest paleo story of the year!