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fossil ice wedges
Soil features caused when the ground freezes and contracts, opening up fissures in the permafrost thatfill with ice wedges. The fossil wedges are proof of past cooling of climate and of the depth of the permafrost.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Archaeology
- Category: Human evolution
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