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Russia holds about one-fifth of Ukraine’s territory but recent advances have been at glacial speed.

Earth has cycled through glacial and interglacial periods lasting hundreds of thousands of years.

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Exploring how Anatolia, with specific focus on Ayvalık, and Europe were linked during glacial sea-level low stands offers alternative pathways for how early humans moved around the region beyond dominantly emphasized northern mainland-centered routes.

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When the water reaches a certain level, it drains into the Mendenhall Lake in a glacial outburst flood.

Where the end of the glacier once stood is now a large glacial lake.

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