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Mesopotamians felt happiness in their liver and anger in their thighs

An analysis of ancient cuneiform texts suggests people thought of emotions in a different way almost 3000 years ago, showing how culture influences our most intimate experiences

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How we misunderstood what the Lucy fossil reveals about ancient humans

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Rachel Kushner

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Creation Lake author Rachel Kushner on the 'ultimate writer's task'

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Ancient Egyptians shaped sheep's horns – and we don't know why

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Ancient Egyptians shaped sheep's horns – and we don't know why

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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

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A bizarre skeleton from a Roman grave has bones from eight people

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Stone Age network reveals ancient Paris was an artisanal trading hub

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Group of modified swords analysed with neutron tomography

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Many Iron Age swords may be tainted by modern forgery

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2CTJX4J Truth sandwich journalism concept on standard practice for reporting debunking lies, i.e. to report the facts, then the lie, then reiterate the truth

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We're homing in on the best ways to tackle misinformation

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The archaeologist fighting claims about an advanced lost civilisation

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The archaeologist fighting claims about an advanced lost civilisation

��ٴڱ��’s��Ancient Apocalypse peddles the idea that we have overlooked an extraordinary ancient civilisation. Flint Dibble explains why that is wrong, and why real archaeology is more exciting

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Gravity may explain why Neanderthals failed to adopt advanced weaponry

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A cave in France is revealing how the Neanderthals died out

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

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Forests became less diverse when ancient people started herding pigs

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