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TX DATE:21-07-2025,TX WEEK:29,EMBARGOED UNTIL:08-07-2025 00:00:00,DESCRIPTION:Dramatic reconstruction of early anatomically modern Homo sapiens living in Africa.,COPYRIGHT:BBC Studios,CREDIT LINE:BBC / BBC Studios

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Exploring humanity's ancient origins in fantastic new BBC documentary

Human delivers an unusually clear picture of Homo sapiens as a species shaped by climate, animals, plants, other hominins and the interactions of its own nomadic groups. Bethan Ackerley is enthralled

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Why a mysterious group of ancient humans doesn’t have a species name

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Ancient tools on Sulawesi may be clue to origins of 'hobbit' hominins

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A 3D model of the tattooed mummy. The top image features textures derived from photographs that were captured using light visible to the human eye, while the bottom image's textures were derived from near-infrared photography, which we cannot see

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Ancient Siberian ice mummy is covered in 'really special' tattoos

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Archaeologists are unearthing the most powerful women who ever lived

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Archaeologists are unearthing the most powerful women who ever lived

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Homo naledi's burial practices could change what it means to be human

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Temple of Augustus and Rome ruins, in Turkey

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AI helps reconstruct damaged Latin inscriptions from the Roman Empire

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Atmospheric graveyard

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What were ancient humans thinking when they began to bury their dead?

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2K6ERBY Flock of sheeps moving down the valley, French Alps, border with Switzerland

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Ranching and farming have eroded almost all the soil in the Alps

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Neanderthal groups had their own local food culture

A comparison of cut marks on bones reveals that Neanderthal groups living fairly close to each other had their own distinct ways of butchering animals

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70,000 years ago humans underwent a major shift – that’s why we exist

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'Hybrid' skull may have been a child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens

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Ancient DNA reveals make-up of Roman Empire’s favourite sauce

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The remarkable tale of how humans nearly didn’t conquer the world

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