Categories: archaeology

• Oldest Land-Walker Tracks Found–Pushes Back Evolution

  The first vertebrates to walk the Earth emerged from the sea almost 20 million years earlier than previously thought, say scientists who have discovered footprints from an eight-foot-long prehistoric creature.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• “Lost” Amazon Complex Found; Shapes Seen by Satellite

  Hundreds of circles, squares, and other geometric shapes once hidden by forest hint at a previously unknown ancient society that flourished in the Amazon, a new study says.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Top Ten Dinosaur and Fossil Finds: Most Viewed of 2009

  Large, “lost,” or simply unusual, a bevy of prehistoric beasts were brought to life in National Geographic News’s most popular paleontology stories of the year.