Melting Mongolian ice reveals fragile artifacts that provide clues about how past people lived
- Written by William Taylor, Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology, University of Colorado Boulder
Archaeologist and paleoenvironmental researcher Isaac Hart of the University of Utah surveys a melting ice patch in western Mongolia.Peter Bittner, CC BY-NDIn the world’s high mountain regions, life needs ice. From the Rockies to the Himalayas, glaciers and other accumulations of snow and ice persist throughout the year. Often found on...