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When Orcs were Real
The Ancient Struggle for Homo Sapiens to Rule the Earth
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‘Dragon Man’ skull may help oust Neandertals as our closest ancient relative
A fossil skull nicknamed “Dragon Man” has surfaced in China under mysterious circumstances, with big news for Neandertals. Dragon Man belonged to a previously unrecognized Stone Age species that replaces Neandertals as the closest known relatives of people today, researchers say.
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Amazon-dwellers lived sustainably for 5,000 years
Indigenous people lived sustainably in the tropical Amazon rainforest for more than 5,000 years, a study shows.
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Enigmatic Designs Found in India May Be The Largest Images Ever Made by Human Hands
Hidden in the vast, arid expanses of India's Thar Desert lie mysterious old drawings carved into the land.
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Isotope study hints ancient Greeks used foreign fighters in key battle
Some 2500 years ago the Greeks fought many battles – and isotopic analysis of skeletons from one conflict suggests victory may have been made possible with the help of non-Greek mercenaries
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So Neanderthals made abstract art? This astounding discovery humbles every human
Scientists say cave paintings in Spain, thought to have been by our ancestors, were actually by Neanderthals. So did they teach us everything we know?
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'Creative' genes gave Homo sapiens edge over Neanderthals: study
Researchers have discovered a series of creativity-linked genes that may have given Homo sapiens a significant edge over Neanderthals, enabling them to avoid extinction.
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The Mystery Deepens Over Why The Lost City of Cahokia Was Abandoned
For a couple of hundred years, Cahokia was the place to be in what is now the US state of Illinois. The bustling, vibrant city was at one time home to some 15,000 people, but by the end of the 14th century it was deserted
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Neanderthal DNA extracted from cave dirt shows population movements 100,000 years ago
Where ancient humans lived — and when — can be unveiled using DNA extracted from sediment layers dug from cave floors.
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DNA from cave dirt tells tale of how some Neanderthals disappeared
First nuclear DNA from sediment shows turnover, migration among ancient cave dwellers in Spain
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There Could Be a Beautiful Reason Why Constellations Are The Same in Many Cultures
Human cultures can see the world through very different lenses, but the way we sort stars in the night sky is surprisingly universal.
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Bronze Age miners had cooked meals delivered to their workplace
People working on mining sites in the Eastern Alps during the Bronze Age had cooked, bread-based meals delivered to them during the day
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Neanderthals helped create early human art, researcher says
Archaeologist says ability to think and create objects may not have been restricted to homo sapiens
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Women were successful big-game hunters, challenging beliefs about ancient gender roles
Anthropologists believed that before the implementation of agriculture, men hunted and women gathered, but new evidence suggests that this might not have been the case.
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Why Do We Keep Using the Word “Caucasian”?
When a term signifies something that does not exist, we need to examine our use of it.
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How did ancient Egyptians bake? After 54 loaves, scholar finds answers
The technique implies covering the inside of the conical bread moulds with a layer of fine sandy clay, heating the moulds up horizontally and shaping the dough in advance into elongated pieces.
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Study of partial left femur suggests Sahelanthropus tchadensis was not a hominin and thus was not the earliest known human ancestor
A small team of researchers from France, Italy and the U.S., has found evidence that suggests Sahelanthropus tchadensis was not a hominin, and thus was not the earliest known human ancestor. In their paper published in Journal of Human Evolution, the group describes their study of the fossilized leg bone and what it showed them.
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Humans were drinking milk before they could digest it
Study of ancient Africans suggests dairy consumption predated evolution of lactase persistence genes
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Prehistoric teeth hint at Stone Age sex with Neanderthals
A new analysis of 11 teeth found in a cave in Jersey, an island in the English Channel, suggests that some of them could have belonged to individuals that had mixed Neanderthal and early modern human ancestry.
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The aroma of distant worlds: New evidence that spices, fruits from Asia had reached the Mediterranean earlier than thought
Asian spices such as turmeric and fruits like the banana had already reached the Mediterranean more than 3000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought. A team of researchers has shown that even in the Bronze Age, long-distance trade in food was already connecting distant societies.
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