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Origins of modern horses traced to breeding revolution 4200 years ago

A genetic analysis of ancient horses reveals that breeding techniques developed by people in the Pontic-Caspian steppes enabled the rapid spread of horse-powered travel

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Ancient Egyptian skull shows oldest known attempt at treating cancer

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01379-7 The Red Pyramid at the Dahshur necropolis, constructed during the Fourth Dynasty.

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A lost branch of the river Nile flowed past the pyramids of Egypt

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Astonishing images show how female Neanderthal may have looked

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Astonishing images show how female Neanderthal may have looked

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Maya ornament

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Ancient Maya burned their dead rulers to mark a new dynasty

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Ancient humans lived inside a lava tube in the Arabian desert

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Australia’s Indigenous people were making pottery over 2000 years ago

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Stone Age blades could have been used for butchery, not just hunting

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MPTKBG Trumpets and trumpet tube, Bronze Age (Britain), (c2500 BC-c800 BC). Artist: Unknown.

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Sound Tracks: A fascinating archaeological history of music

Culture

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Ancient people carved mysterious symbols near dinosaur footprints

A unique site in Brazil features rock carvings closely associated with dinosaur tracks, suggesting prehistoric people saw the footprints as meaningful

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Medieval horses buried in London had far-flung origins

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Human brains have been mysteriously preserved for thousands of years

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Amazingly preserved Bronze Age village reveals life in ancient England

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Ukraine may have been first part of Europe colonised by early humans

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