 Ice Fields Reveal Their Treasures The ice sheets and glaciers are melting, and as they melt they give us a glimpse into ancient life. Artifacts, long buried and frozen, are being exposed as the ice that encased them disappears. Some objects are thousands of years old - and made of wood! Organic artifacts are very rare - usually the only things remaining are stone tools, because that is all that remains in the acidic soils. However, the ice preserves objects, revealing wood, bone, sinew, feathers, and sometimes even mummified bodies. Animals went onto the ice to escape flies and mosquitos, but encountered a new danger - hungry human hunters! When the hunters' darts or arrows missed their target, they were often lost. These objects were preserved by the ice.
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DICTIONARY: Just "double-click" any unlinked word on this page for the definition from Merriam-Webster's Student Electronic Dictionary at Word Central. |
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ARCTIC LIBRARY & GLOSSARY: Check this section for an index of the rest of the things you really need to know about the Arctic. |
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ARCTIC MAPS & WEATHER REPORTS: Maps of the Northwest Passage, explorers' routes, iceberg sources, Nunavut, the Arctic by treeline, temperature... |
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ARCTIC LINKS: Even more information! Links to sites related to the Arctic and "Iceberg: the Story of the Throps and the Squallhoots". |
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GUIDE TO ARCTIC SUNRISE & SUNSET: How much sunlight or darkness is there in the Arctic on each day of the year? |
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