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archaeology

The rise and fall of the mysterious culture that invented civilisation

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The rise and fall of the mysterious culture that invented civilisation

Proto-cities built from 6200 years ago in eastern Europe upend our ideas about when civilisation began and why people made the move from rural to urban living

Features

bone fragment

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Earliest American dog hints pets accompanied first people in Americas

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How archaeologists are using futuristic tech to uncover ancient cities

Technology

How archaeologists are using futuristic tech to uncover ancient cities

Comment

stone circle

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Stonehenge was built with bits of an older Welsh Stone Age monument

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ancient face cream

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2700-year-old face cream was made from animal fat and cave ‘milk’

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Grapevines

Life

Greeks domesticated grapes about 4000 years ago to improve wine-making

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Netflix's The Dig review: An archaeology drama with impeccable acting

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Netflix's The Dig review: An archaeology drama with impeccable acting

Culture

cave art

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World’s oldest painting of animals discovered in an Indonesian cave

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Is digging a tunnel under Stonehenge good or bad for archaeology?

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Is digging a tunnel under Stonehenge good or bad for archaeology?

Insight

Treasure trove of ancient human remains hints at undiscovered species

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Treasure trove of ancient human remains hints at undiscovered species

A haul of more than 100 ancient human bones found in a cave in South Africa may belong to a previously undiscovered human species

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Ancient rock art reveals life of the Amazon’s earliest inhabitants

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Tiny island survived tsunami that helped separate Britain and Europe

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Environment

Double climate disaster may have ended ancient Harappan civilisation

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Climate change has revealed a huge haul of ancient arrows in Norway

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