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    Clovis hunters during the time of megafauna almost entirely consisted of megafauna. Major problems arise from Martin's theory. Thirty-three large mammal extinctions occurred around the time of Clovis occupation, yet only two, the mammoth and the mastodon, have ever been associated with human sustenance, and even those only appear at 14 of 76 early Palaeoindian

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    “On the Pulse of Morning” Maya Angelou Tone and Personification Mastodon - extinct elephant-like mammal Sojourn - temporary stay In “On the Pulse of Morning,” Maya Angelou uses the perspective of a rock through personification to create a tone of motivation. By using the perspective of a non-human object, Angelou motivates humanity and implants a sense of dignity. Opening up the poem, Angelou begins to write in a rock’s perspective. Rock and soil has been present on our planet before mankind, “Hosts

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    come from. Visual art is a huge part of heavy metal as there are so many different subgenres of the music that a unique album cover or poster will help listeners instantly recognize a band or even genre. Three modern heavy metal bands, Gojira, Mastodon and Baroness will be explored to show how visual artists interpret this type of music in their practices. Various other bands and subgenres will also be mentioned, describing visual aspects of certain styles of heavy metal. Heavy metal originated

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    event transpired to eliminate so many species. What we do know is the late Pleistocene era marked a time of fluctuating climate that coincided with the migration of people into the New World. During this period mammals such as the woolly mammoth and mastodons were becoming extinct. However, questions still remain to determine if it was because of severe climatic change, or possibly the extinctions occurred from over-hunting by humans, or possibly a combination of both? These are many of the concerns that

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    The bioregion of the Slate Belt is in the northeastern most corner of Northampton County Pennsylvania. This bioregion is unique to others in the region due to the Martinsville Shale deposits. These deposits contain high quality slate that when quarried and sold on the market, lead the industry in the United State for over 100 years. The industry in the south valley consists of cement plants due to rich limestone deposits and abandoned iron mines in the west for the now defunct Bethlehem Steel. To

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    Science has attempted to clarify completely why an ice age happens like clockwork. As analysts now exhibit in view of a PC recreation, not just do variations in insolation assume a key part, additionally the common impact of glaciated land masses and climate. Ice ages and warm periods have substituted reasonably routinely in Earth's history: Earth's atmosphere cools generally like clockwork, with inconceivable territories of North America, Europe and Asia being covered under thick ice sheets. In

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    The Pleistocene epoch was a time period of almost 2 million years of repeating glaciation around the globe. This epoch was known for its megafauna that roamed the Earth during the last great ice age. Although this was a time of mass extinction for species that could not adapt to the climate changes, many mammals and vertebrates that can be identified today were found during this time (Zimmermann, 2013). The Pleistocene epoch is an important foundation for understanding life that exists today, including

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    which defined their developing lifestyles and left clues for future generations to study and share. The Paleo Indian tribe were the first humans to set foot in Tennessee. The Paleo tribe led a nomadic life during this ice age, where they followed the mastodon herds on their hunts. The Paleo bands, usually numbering less than two dozen members, left very little trace on the landscape of Tennessee. They did not build permanent structures, but rather built temporary lean-tos to satisfy their basic shelter

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    ancient Native American art almost a given. The oldest known engraving art found in North America dates back to approximately 11,000 BC. The carving depicted a mammoth or mastodon and was engraved into a bone of an animal. Using forensic analysis and other technologies, the bone was identified as having once belonged to a mammoth, mastodon or giant sloth, which are creatures that roamed North America during the last Ice Age. The Smithsonian Institution and the University of Florida announced that the engraving

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    years ago. Now it is apart of the interior of Canada between two masses of glacial land ice. There are technically three migrations, one being the people from “Northeast Asia began to enter the North American continent, following woolly mammoth and mastodon.” The second one being around 10,500 years ago, from Asia when the “Na-Dene peoples settling the central portion of the North American continent.

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