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How we misunderstood what the Lucy fossil reveals about ancient humans

It has been 50 years since archaeologists discovered Lucy, perhaps the most famous ancient hominin ever found. But the scientists who have studied her say that this fossil gave us a misleading image of the nature of her species

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People prefer AI-generated poems to Shakespeare and Dickinson

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People prefer AI-generated poems to Shakespeare and Dickinson

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Creation Lake author Rachel Kushner on the 'ultimate writer's task'

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Ancient Egyptians shaped sheep's horns – and we don't know why

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Ancient Egyptians shaped sheep's horns – and we don't know why

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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

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A bizarre skeleton from a Roman grave has bones from eight people

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Stone Age network reveals ancient Paris was an artisanal trading hub

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Group of modified swords analysed with neutron tomography

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Many Iron Age swords may be tainted by modern forgery

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2CTJX4J Truth sandwich journalism concept on standard practice for reporting debunking lies, i.e. to report the facts, then the lie, then reiterate the truth

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We're homing in on the best ways to tackle misinformation

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The archaeologist fighting claims about an advanced lost civilisation

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The archaeologist fighting claims about an advanced lost civilisation

��ٴڱ��’s��Ancient Apocalypse peddles the idea that we have overlooked an extraordinary ancient civilisation. Flint Dibble explains why that is wrong, and why real archaeology is more exciting

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Gravity may explain why Neanderthals failed to adopt advanced weaponry

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A cave in France is revealing how the Neanderthals died out

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Ancient DNA tells story of toddler who lived in Italy 17,000 years ago

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We now know who was cannibalised on the doomed Franklin expedition

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