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Neanderthals and early humans may have interbred over a vast area

We are getting a clearer sense of where and how often Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, and it turns out the behaviour was much more common than we first thought

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Ancient humans were seafaring far earlier than we realised

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Stick shaped by ancient humans is the oldest known wooden tool

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Jockeys compete in a race for purebred Arabian horses at the Liwa International Festival 2023, some 250 kilometres west of the Gulf Emirate of Abu Dhabi, on December 23, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

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A fascinating book reveals the ancient story of horses and humans

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Ape-like hominin Paranthropus was more adaptable than we thought

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Revealing the epic story of ancient humans: Best ideas of the century

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Revealing the epic story of ancient humans: Best ideas of the century

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New Scientist’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

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New Scientist’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

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The hunt for where the last Neanderthals lived

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Hunting with poison arrows may have begun 60,000 years ago in Africa

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Hominin fossils from Morocco may be close ancestors of modern humans

The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could represent a common ancestor of Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans

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Early humans may have begun butchering elephants 1.8 million years ago

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The ancient human species we once co-existed with

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Why do we feel the need to humanise everything, from dogs to cars?

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Ancient rock art revealed in all its glory in stunning photographs

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