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Genome of Neanderthal fossil reveals lost tribe cut off for millennia

Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years

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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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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

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

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Skeletons reveal ancient Egyptian scribes had bad posture at work

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Ancient cave paintings on rocks in Karasay gorge, Taraz, Zhambyl Region, Kazakhstan. Petroglyphs Bronze Age and Iron Age rock art; Shutterstock ID 2465182461; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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

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Animal etchings into rocks along the Orinoco River in South America

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Ancient snake drawings are among the largest known rock art worldwide

Rock art along the Orinoco river in South America is made up of some of the largest etchings we know of and could date back 2000 years

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Modern soldiers test ancient Greek armour to show it worked for war

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Early humans took northern route to Australia, cave find suggests

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Why did hominins like us evolve at all?

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Who were the enigmatic Sea Peoples blamed for the Bronze Age collapse?

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