Plate tectonics may have started 400 million years earlier than we thought0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- April 23, 2020
Minerals suggest large blocks of Earth’s crust moved around as early as 3.2 billion years ago
Minerals suggest large blocks of Earth’s crust moved around as early as 3.2 billion years ago
The latest findings in Earth science are brought to you by ancient astronomers who observed the heavens as much as 2,700 years ago.
The site was discovered in 2012 by quarry workers after carrying out a blasting operation. When they spotted the presence of a great many fossil remains in the clay that filled the cave, they halted the works and contacted Prof Alvaro Arrizabalaga of the Department of Geography, Prehistory and Archaeology.