The Schnidejoch glacier records human activity in the region |
The ice has protected the leather for thousands of years |
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Archaeologists needed time to investigate the area |
Proof that the Romans came this way |
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Bit by bit, the Neolithic way of life is being revealed |
A reconstruction of the shoes these mountain people used to wear |
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1 posted on
08/26/2008 5:51:59 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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2 posted on
08/26/2008 5:52:28 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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3 posted on
08/26/2008 5:53:11 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Now they’ll most certainly find a Yeti!
susie
4 posted on
08/26/2008 5:57:27 PM PDT by
brytlea
(Obama--Jimmy Carter's Second Term)
To: SunkenCiv
Interestingly, one of the Earth's chillier periods coincides with the decline of the Roman empire. But...but...I thought global warming was supposed to destroy all of humanity! /sarc
5 posted on
08/26/2008 5:58:59 PM PDT by
rabscuttle385
(Don't steal. John McCain and Barack Obama hate competition.)
To: SunkenCiv
Wow! That means there was a time the area wasn’t buried in ice...maybe this “Global Warming” is really the world returning to its natural state!
7 posted on
08/26/2008 6:07:35 PM PDT by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
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