Hunting weapon 10,000 years old found in melting ice patch
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 21:28
in Earth & Climate
A researcher has discovered a 10,000-year-old atlatl dart that had melted out of an ice patch in the Rocky Mountains. Climate change has increased global temperatures and accelerated melting of permanent ice fields, exposing organic materials that have long been entombed in the ice.