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Mtoto oldest Africa burial

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78,000 year old human burial is oldest in Africa

The oldest known burial in Africa is of a 3-year-old child who died around 78,000 years ago. The discovery sheds light on how people in the region cared for their dead at that time.

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Remains of a 3-year-old child are the oldest known burial in Africa

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Remains of a 3-year-old child are the oldest known burial in Africa

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calcite crystals

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People living 100,000 years ago spent time collecting crystals

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Ancient 'computer' may have used bejewelled rings to model the cosmos

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Ancient 'computer' may have used bejewelled rings to model the cosmos

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stone tool

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Indian stone tool may be earliest evidence of humans outside Africa

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People of European descent evolved resistance to TB over 10,000 years

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People of European descent evolved resistance to TB over 10,000 years

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‘Little Foot’ hominin was either ill or very hungry in her childhood

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‘Little Foot’ hominin was either ill or very hungry in her childhood

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Oldest evidence of malted barley shows ancient Scandinavians made beer

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Oldest evidence of malted barley shows ancient Scandinavians made beer

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Listen to the oldest known conch shell horn from 18,000 years ago

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Listen to the oldest known conch shell horn from 18,000 years ago

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Treasure trove of ancient human remains hints at undiscovered species

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Treasure trove of ancient human remains hints at undiscovered species

A haul of more than 100 ancient human bones found in a cave in South Africa may belong to a previously undiscovered human species

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Stone Age Europeans used human bones to make arrowheads

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The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers

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Ancient shell beads may have been the first money used in the Americas

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Our supposed earliest human relative may have walked on four legs

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