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To: Islander7
high in the mountains south of Kislovodsk," in Russia's North Caucasus region

Hmmmmmm must have been warmer back then at 7,000 ft.

5 posted on 10/11/2010 12:34:35 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232
Hmmmmmm must have been warmer back then at 7,000 ft.

It was warmer at all elevations, but keep it to yourself. Wouldn't want to upset the WARMERS.

Home of "Ice Giants" thaws, shows pre-Viking hunts

JUVFONNA, Norway -- Climate change is exposing reindeer hunting gear used by the Vikings' ancestors faster than archaeologists can collect it from ice thawing in northern Europe's highest mountains.

"It's like a time machine...the ice has not been this small for many, many centuries," said Lars Piloe, a Danish scientist heading a team of "snow patch archaeologists" on newly bare ground 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) above sea level in mid-Norway.

Specialised hunting sticks, bows and arrows and even a 3,400-year-old leather shoe have been among finds since 2006 from a melt in the Jotunheimen mountains, the home of the "Ice Giants" of Norse mythology.

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8 posted on 10/11/2010 12:42:34 PM PDT by Islander7 (If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
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