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Intricate ancient tattoos revealed by shining lasers on mummies
The tattoos of 1200-year-old mummies from Peru can now be seen in exquisite detail, showing fine markings that may have been made with cactus needles or animal bones
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Ancient humans understood the future and the past pretty much as we do
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People ate lots of foxes and wildcats 10,000 years ago
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How DNA in dirt is reshaping our understanding of Stone Age humans
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Ancient checked dress may be Europe’s oldest two-colour garment
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Stonehenge may have been built to unify people of ancient Britain
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Butchered bones tell of shocking massacre in prehistoric Britain
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High-tech archaeology shows we aren’t the first to endure hard times
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Hunter-gatherers built a massive fish trap in Belize 4000 years ago
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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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12,000-year-old stones may be oldest example of wheel-like tools
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DNA analysis rewrites the stories of people buried in Pompeii
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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?
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Ancient Mesopotamian clay seals offer clues to the origin of writing
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