Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig have reconstructed the DNA of five ‘late’ Neandertals, two of them found on Belgian ground.
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21/03/2018
The Genomes of Five Late Neandertals Provide Insights Into Neandertal History
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Reinout Verbeke
09/03/2018
Bone Analysis Confirms: ‘Little Iguanodon’ is a Separate Species
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Reinout VerbekeInside the glass cage of the Bernissart Iguanodons in the Museum of Natural Sciences, one much smaller specimen stands out. But its bone structure is of an adult animal, an analysis by Koen Stein (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) concludes.
26/02/2018
Tools Made of Animal Bones in Burial Site in Belgian Cave
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Reinout VerbekeScientists have identified tools in a 6.000 year old grave in the Abri des Autours cave, near the Belgian city of Dinant. It is the fourth Neolithic burial site in Belgium where worked animal bones were found.
23/01/2018
The Most Ancient Belgian Art: Online And in 3D
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Reinout VerbekeThe Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) has launched an online museum with the oldest art objects from Belgium.
15/12/2017
Will Climate Change Lead to More Sole in the North Sea?
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Kelle MoreauThe common sole (Solea solea) is a flatfish with a high economical value (e.g. representing up to 40% of the annual profit of the Belgian fishery in recent years), that is therefore subject to a strong fishing pressure.
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