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How DNA in dirt is reshaping our understanding of Stone Age humans
The surprise discovery that ancient human DNA can survive in sediments and soil is revolutionising the study of Paleolithic minds, behaviours and lifestyles
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Engaging new podcast asks what the big things are that make us human
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Ancient hominin Lucy was a lousy runner, simulations show
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Ancient genomes reveal when modern humans and Neanderthals interbred
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High-tech archaeology shows we aren’t the first to endure hard times
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Game-changing archaeology from the past 5 years 鈥� and what鈥檚 to come
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Toddler bones show mammoths were the main food of the first Americans
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Mesopotamians felt happiness in their liver and anger in their thighs
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How we misunderstood what the Lucy fossil reveals about ancient humans
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Creation Lake author Rachel Kushner on the ‘ultimate writer’s task’
In her thrilling new climate fiction novel Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner explores the isolated life of an undercover operative who infiltrates an environmental activist group.
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Ancient Egyptians shaped sheep’s horns 鈥� 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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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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