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Ancient DNA tells story of toddler who lived in Italy 17,000 years ago

A young boy who lived towards the end of the last glacial period had dark skin, blue eyes and a congenital heart condition, a study of his genome reveals

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We now know who was cannibalised on the doomed Franklin expedition

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Environment

Forests became less diverse when ancient people started herding pigs

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Genome of Neanderthal fossil reveals lost tribe cut off for millennia

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KEPXDK Australopithecus family

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When did humans leave the trees for the savannah – or did they at all?

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How shrinking populations could help to save our planet

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How shrinking populations could help to save our planet

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Altamura skeleton, displaying the same type of popcorn coralloid concretions. The two specimens are located in two separate parts of the cave. Not in scale. Photos by CB.

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Why the amazing Altamura Man fossil remains a mystery

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Hobbit hominins from Indonesia may have had even smaller ancestors

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What made us human? The fossils redefining our evolutionary origins

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What made us human? The fossils redefining our evolutionary origins

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Egyptian pyramid may have been built using a water-powered elevator

Ancient Egyptians may have relied on a vertical shaft that could be filled with water, along with a network of water channels and filtration structures, to build the Step Pyramid of Djoser 4500 years ago

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Butchered bones hint humans were in South America 21,000 years ago

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Iron Age skeletons found under bridge may have been hit by a tsunami

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Skeletons reveal ancient Egyptian scribes had bad posture at work

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Did rock art spread from one place or was it invented many times?

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