Scientists have found constructions in a cave in the south west of France that are 176,500 years old. This makes them among the oldest known human constructions. Neanderthals built structures with broken stalagmites and used them as fireplaces.
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25/05/2016
Constructions in French Cave Indicate Neanderthals Were More Modern than Assumed
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Reinout Verbeke
02/05/2016
Belgian Fossil Represents Earliest Ancestors of Europeans
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Reinout VerbekeA new study analysing the genomes of a few dozens of individuals from the ice age has identified the early ancestors of present-day Europeans. A 35 000 year old humerus from the Goyet caves in Belgium belongs to the earliest ancestors of Europeans.
26/02/2016
Our Geologists Map Geothermal Resources
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Reinout VerbekeThe internal heat of the Earth can be used to heat houses and to generate electricity. Countries such as Italy, Iceland and Turkey use thermal energy for quite some time, and Greece and Germany are experimenting on a large scale. What is Belgium waiting for?
19/02/2016
Oldest Carnivoran Mammal of Europe Discovered
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Reinout VerbekeResearchers of our Institute have described the oldest mammalian predator of Europe. Vassacyon prieuri from Northern France is 57 million years old and is considered the earliest ancestor of modern-day cats and dogs.
04/02/2016
European Humans Underwent Hefty Shuffle at the End of Last Ice Age
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Reinout VerbekeEuropean populations changed dramatically at the end of the last Ice Age. This is what scientists have revealed as a result of DNA analysis of more than thirty fossils from six countries.
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