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A close-up view of a burial trench between rows of individual graves, excavated between the concrete foundations of the Royal Mint, from the excavation of the Black Death cemetery, East Smithfield, London, view looking west. (Photo by MOLA/Getty Images)

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Crypt review: Alice Roberts on murder and mayhem in the Middle Ages

The archaeologist's latest book on what bones teach us about Britain's history not only provides the grisly facts, but helps us feel them

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Ancient bronze hand may offer clue to the origins of Basque language

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When does a bone become a fossil?

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Dogs and horses buried with Iron Age people may have been beloved pets

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Submerged wall could be the largest Stone Age megastructure in Europe

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Ancient Herculaneum scroll piece revealed by AI – here's what it says

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Mammoth tusk tool may have been used to make ropes 37,000 years ago

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Modern humans were already in northern Europe 45,000 years ago

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Modern humans were already in northern Europe 45,000 years ago

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The lion gate at Hattusa

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How fall of Bronze Age civilisations holds lessons for modern world

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Humans first reached China thousands of years earlier than we thought

A fresh look at an archaeological site in northern China that was excavated in the 1960s has confirmed Homo sapiens was present there about 45,000 years ago

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Ancient cities discovered in the Amazon are the largest yet found

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The 2023 discoveries that made us rethink the story of human evolution

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The US needs to do more to preserve its ancient sites

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Stonehenge science: How archaeology reveals the stone circle's secrets

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