Ice Age Alaskan basecamp shows what life was like 13,800 years ago
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Ice Age Alaskan basecamp shows what life was like 13,800 years ago

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 30, 202654 min
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Archaeologists excavating a 13,800-year-old site in Alaska have uncovered a treasure trove of artifacts and domestic features that shed new light on the life and culture of the people who settled into the region. Hunter-gatherers lived at this site, known as Shég’ Xdaltth’i’, near the end of the last Ice Age when the Bering Land Bridge provided a passageway between mainland Russia and Alaska. Also today: Long space missions may raise astronauts’ risk of hip fracturesJet-lagged seabirds fly off courseBad dads and supermales. The life-altering effects of estrogen on fishBattery researcher wins Canad...

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archaeologists unearth a 14,000-year-old settlement in Alaska. It gives us very clear evidence of domestic activities, and that's amazing. It's the first site to do that at this early of a time in this location. And hip fractures in astronauts.

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I think it's that combination of not knowing that your bones are deconditioned, and then, you know, as soon as you feel stable, you're able to be engaged in some of your physical activities, then that's when you put yourself at risk. Plus, jet lag birds, the life-altering effects of estrogen on fish, and a gold medal for

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