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ancient humans

Tam Pà Ling cave in northern Laos, where several human fossils dating back tens of thousands of years have been found

Humans

Fossils in Laos cave imply modern humans were in Asia 86,000 years ago

Human skull and shinbone fragments found in a cave in northern Laos suggest modern humans may have been in South-East Asia between 68,000 and 86,000 years ago, considerably further back than the previous estimates of around 50,000 years

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Metin Eren at Kent State University demonstrates flintknapping to make stone tools

Humans

Ancient humans may have risked their lives making stone tools

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Humans

Humans were kissing at least 4500 years ago, reveal ancient texts

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D4A3HW Billboard in London Bridge advertising the Channel 4 series Black Mirror

Society

Why we shouldn't fill our minds with endless tales of dystopia

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Life

Ancient bacteria genome reconstructed from Neanderthal tooth gunk

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Humans

DNA from 25,000-year-old tooth pendant reveals woman who wore it

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Ljubljana Marshes Wheel with axle (oldest wooden wheel yet discovered)

Humans

Can we ever know who invented the wheel?

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Quaternary Science Reviews reporting that people at the Border Cave site may have roasted and eaten snails 170,000 years ago.

Humans

Ancient humans may have cooked and eaten snails 170,000 years ago

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It's now or never – we need to achieve a sustainable human population

Society

It's now or never – we need to achieve a sustainable human population

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HHXJTH Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

Humans

The archaeologists recreating the secrets of prehistoric technology

It has long been unclear how ancient people built a city of wood in the New Mexico desert far from any forests. By trying prehistoric building techniques themselves, archaeologists are working it out

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Life

Stone flakes made by monkeys cast doubt on ancient human 'tools'

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Humans

Anaximander review: Did Anaximander create science, asks Carlo Rovelli

Culture

Humans

Earliest signs of horse riding found in 5000-year-old human remains

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Environment

The Earth Transformed review: The untold history of humans and climate

Culture

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