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archaeology

Humans

Meet ‘Neo’, the most complete skeleton of Homo naledi ever found

This is one of the greatest fossil finds of the 21st century say its discoverers, who also provide a date for when this enigmatic species lived

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Some of the best early human bones ever found

Humans

Homo naledi is only 250,000 years old – here’s why that matters

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Ancient carvings show comet hit Earth and triggered mini ice age

Earth

Ancient carvings show comet hit Earth and triggered mini ice age

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Black-and-white photo of room with Native America clothes and artefacts on the wall

Humans

Love your anthropological collection? Then hand it back

Culture

archaeology

Humans

Three Stones Make a Wall: the inside story of archaeology

Culture

Oldest tooth filling was made by an Ice Age dentist in Italy

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Oldest tooth filling was made by an Ice Age dentist in Italy

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Jewellery made from bear cuscus finger bone

Life

Prehistoric humans made jewellery out of exotic island animals

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Medieval people mutilated the deceased to ward off zombies

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Medieval people mutilated the deceased to ward off zombies

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Mouse

Life

Mice lived with us 15,000 years ago even before farming took off

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Single, somewhat damaged skull

Humans

Skulls reveals that ancient Americans didn’t mix with neighbours

Skull shape tells us that some early inhabitants of the Americas kept to themselves, and that South America saw at least two distinct waves of colonisation

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Humans

A no-strike list may shield Yemen’s ancient treasures from war

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Emergency in Mali as looters are plundering ancient treasures

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Skull casket holding human bones reveals weird burial rituals

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Ancient leftovers show the real Paleo diet was a veggie feast

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