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Stone Age carvings of animal footprints identified by expert trackers

Animal footprints carved into rock thousands of years ago depict over 40 species, a trio of trackers has determined

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The Porc-Epic Cave

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Cave art pigments show how ancient technology changed over 4500 years

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Terracotta Army shoes reveal secrets of ancient Chinese footwear

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Canopic Jar of the Egyptian lady Senetnay

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'Scent of eternity' worn by ancient Egyptian mummy has been revealed

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Homo floresiensis skull. Mould made from fragments of the skull of Homo floresiensis in Liang Bua cave, Flores, Indonesia. This newly discovered hominid species was found in Liang Bua cave in 2003. It was very small, measuring just over a metre tall, and is thought to be a descendant of Homo erectus that underwent island dwarfism - a process where isolated species that lack predators and are constrained by limited resources evolve to become smaller. It is thought to have become extinct around 12,000 years ago and therefore co-existed with modern humans (Homo sapiens).

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The untold story of the curiously controversial Homo floresiensis dig

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Ancient humans may have worn shoes more than 100,000 years ago

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Ötzi the iceman was dark-skinned and balding, suggests genome analysis

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Ancient Babylonian arson in Jerusalem revealed by chemical clues

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Ancient Babylonian arson in Jerusalem revealed by chemical clues

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Ancient make-up in Chinese tomb includes concealer and skin lightener

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Ancient utensils bear traces of 2000-year-old Vietnamese curry

Remnants of eight spices were found on a sandstone slab from an archaeological site in Vietnam, showing the early adoption of ingredients and techniques from south Asia

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Tooth analysis reveals ancient Iberian leader was female

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Ancient Scandinavians wrote encrypted messages in runes 1500 years ago

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Stone tools in Filipino cave were used to make ropes 40,000 years ago

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Plague first came to Britain from Europe at least 4000 years ago

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