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Anthropology

eppur_se_muova

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5. Years ago, melting ice in the Rockies revealed the remains of the Rocky Mountain Locust, which had been driven extinct.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 02:50 AM

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Locusts used to be a regular plague on farms in the Midwest and West -- so much so, there was at one time concern that it might not be possible to ever settle the far west with a permanent White population. Then they mysteriously vanished, as farmers and developers had unwittingly drained and plowed the swampy regions where they apparently bred. So it's not just in the far North where melting ice has revealed newly perishable artifacts and remains.

[|link:https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/154132.Locust]

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Melting Mountain Ice Is Bringing Ancient Secrets to the Surface . . . [View all] Judi Lynn May 21 OP

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Another interesting post..you've been missed and glad to see you're back giving us great content Deuxcents May 21 #2

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Years ago, melting ice in the Rockies revealed the remains of the Rocky Mountain Locust, which had been driven extinct. eppur_se_muova Friday #5