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Image split between an ancient Egyptian sarcophagi and a scan of the mummy within

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Unlocking mummies' secrets: What imaging technology tells us

From the first crude autopsies to snazzy modern imaging, we're using increasingly advanced methods to peer under the wrappings that hide Egyptian mummies

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cave paintings

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Code hidden in Stone Age art may be the root of human writing

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First Australians ate megafauna and used nets for hunting

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Dozens of ancient shipwrecks spotted deep beneath the Black Sea

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Dozens of ancient shipwrecks spotted deep beneath the Black Sea

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A bridge in a marshy landscape extends into the distance where reeds and grasses can be seen

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Our ancestors chose reeds over grain when quitting nomadic life

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Utopia image

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The real utopia: This ancient civilisation thrived without war

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Utopia elements

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Utopia is unobtainable, but worth pursuing for all our sakes

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Neolithic tools

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Britain's first lumberjacks have long tales to tell

Culture

A model of Ötzi the iceman

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Iceman Ötzi rocks the bear-fur hat and goat-leather coat look

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Mexican jackrabbit

Life

Bunnies helped a great civilisation in ancient Mexico thrive

A pen for rabbits and hares and butchering tools unearthed in the city of Teotihuacan suggest the animals played a key role in its well-developed economy

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Oldest jewellery in East Asia is crafted 37,000-year-old shell

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Earth

First evidence of legendary flood reveals China's origin story

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Aerial pictures reveal England's ancient archaeological sites

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Fossils, islands and forests added to UNESCO World Heritage List

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