Tag Archives: radiocarbon

In Patagonia

Posted on June 20, 2016 by twilightbeasts

Patagonia. The name conjures up exotic windswept plains, adventure, and danger. A by-word for a region as foreign as Timbuktu. This remote section of Argentina and Chile holds many mysteries. In the south, Tierra Del Fuego, the legendary land of … Continue reading →

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The Bear from Clare – new evidence for an early human presence in late Pleistocene Ireland

Posted on March 21, 2016 by twilightbeasts

Many people know at least something of the gradual flooding of the palaeolandscape of Doggerland, off the east coast of Britain. They have a pretty good idea of how the sea encroached on that early European land bridge from around … Continue reading →

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The most lonely places

Posted on December 4, 2014 by twilightbeasts

“Vouronpatra: A large bird which haunts the Ampatres [marshy places] and lays eggs like the ostrich’s; so that the people of these places may not take it, it seeks the most lonely places.”   The beasts of the Pleistocene cause … Continue reading →

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