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archaeology

Dolmen in Portugal

Humans

Prehistoric tombs may have doubled as star-gazing observatories

Ancient corridor-like “passage graves” could have helped early tribes see stars as they first rise above the horizon by blocking out the ambient light

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Technology

Filthy Romans: Dirty secrets of the bath-obsessed ancients

Features

A round, smooth lump of amber in which a fossilised wing can be seen

Life

Beautifully preserved feathers belonged to tiny flying dinosaurs

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Race to save hidden treasures under threat from climate change

Earth

Race to save hidden treasures under threat from climate change

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Macaques using stone tools

Life

‘Monkey archaeology’ reveals macaque’s own Stone Age culture

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Charles Beeker

Humans

Shipwreck archaeologist versus treasure hunters of the Caribbean

Features

Porcelain penis

Life

Explore a map of London's extraordinary archaeological finds

Features

Behind the scenes at London's urban archaeology warehouse

Humans

Behind the scenes at London's urban archaeology warehouse

Features

Sadie Watson

Humans

Spectacular archaeology in the shadow of London's skyscrapers

Features

The Trojan horse being dragged into the city of Troy

Humans

World War Zero brought down mystery civilisation of 'sea people'

The Trojan War depicted in Homer's Iliad may have been part of a larger clash of civilisations – one of which has so far gone unrecognised by modern historians  

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Humans

Game of bones: first Europeans' shifting fortunes found in DNA

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Humans

New species of human may have shared our caves – and beds

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Life

Journeys of a lifetime: How your bones began in a star's core

Features

Life

Stonehenge builders had barbecue feasts at nearby party centre

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