A curator at the Museo La Tormenta in Colombia discovered the leg bone in the Tatacoa Desert nearly two decades ago, but paleontologists were uncertain about what type of animal to which it belonged.

To keep warm during the most recent ice age, early humans needed protective clothing. What these garments looked like and just how they were put together has remained an archeological mystery. Now, a ...

"We found that the deer leg bones, specifically the metapodials ... have remained nutritious for up to nine weeks after the animal had been killed.