The new specimens were found in ancient river deposits in Alberta, Canada.
In the other direction, a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk heads 300m along the banks of the Pieman River to an ancient Huon pine tree.
Boarding a vessel on the Nile is to peel back millennia and slow down to river speed as ancient temples, oxcarts and palm trees pass by, unaltered since Pharaohs ruled the roost.
Balloon rides offering panoramic aerial views of the Nile River and the ancient temples of Karnak and Hatshepsut are a popular tourist attraction in Luxor, about a nine-hour drive southeast of Cairo.
And echoing through the ancient temple is the sound of a river flowing even beneath this layer, running through a Republic-era drain.
For thousands of years, the sitting figure of Ramses II watched over the Nil, till the construction of the Aswan dam threatened to drown the ancient temple under the waters of the river.
Balloon rides are a popular way to see the numerous ancient sites which line the banks of the River Nile at Luxor, in the south of Egypt, such as the temple of Karnak and the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
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We then began our descent back to the river, scrambling down natural staircases sculpted in an ancient seabed.
The idea of waking up in the morning, hearing a river and looking up at pine trees rang an ancient and clear bell in me.
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Excursions include diving, sailing, kayaking, deep-sea fishing, swimming with dolphins, championship golf, windsurfing, eco-tours, a trip to the Contoy Island bird sanctuary, guided nature walks, jungle river trips, fishing and day trips to the ancient Maya ruins in the area.
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But nowhere is their fascinatingly simple and traditional lifestyle better showcased than in the ancient hamlets of Chengyang, where eight villages skirt the winding Linxi River amid verdant farmland.
Due to their size and the nearby bones, some archaeologists think the urns were prehistoric burial sites for an ancient civilisation that travelled along a forgotten overland trade route between the Mekong River and the Gulf of Tonkin.
Billions of lire have been set aside to drive a road-tunnel under the rim of the ancient fort of Castel St Angelo, to push traffic faster along the banks of the river Tiber.
The sprawling estate on the Cornish side of the River Tamar is a handful, with 55 Grade I and II structures and four ancient monuments, four beaches and a deer park.
Heraclitus, ancient Greek poet and philosopher, viewed reality as dynamic: when we dip our foot into a river, the river itself changes to some degree.
Built in 1562, Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court -- four ancient societies for lawyers in the UK -- located on three acres of gardens between Fleet Street and the River Thames.
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