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Melting ice reveals Stone Age finds as ancient ice disappears

Original: The oldest ice disappears and the Stone Age emerges from it

Thawing ice in glacial areas is exposing Stone Age artefacts that had been frozen for thousands of years, even as the ancient ice itself is lost to climate change. Archaeologists are racing to recover the emerging finds before they deteriorate once exposed to air.

Why now: Climate change is melting ancient ice, revealing archaeological finds while destroying the ice that preserved them

Science NorwayStone Age archaeologyglacial ice

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