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Who were the first humans to reach the British Isles?

As ancient humans left Africa, they encountered many harsh environments including the Sahara and the high Arctic, but one of the last places they inhabited was Britain, likely due to the relentless cold and damp climate

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An illustration of a scroll being unfurled by two hands, surrounded by Roman columns and wisps of smoke, with a Roman figure in a toga at the centre

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We’re finally reading the secrets of Herculaneum’s lost library

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'Pregnancy test' for skeletons could help reveal ancient mothers

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Ancient artists created giant camel engravings in the Arabian desert

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30,000-year-old toolkit shows what ancient hunter carried in a pouch

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The oldest human mummies were slowly smoked 14,000 years ago

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Britain's economy thrived after the withdrawal of the Roman Empire

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TOPSHOT - Divers watch as a crane pulls an artifact from the waters at Abu Qir bay in Alexandria on August 21, 2025, as part of an event organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to recover sunken antiquities. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Treasures from sunken Egyptian city of Canopus emerge from the sea

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A skull unearthed in Harbin, China, turns out to belong to a Denisovan

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An incredible Denisovan skull is upending the story of human evolution

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DNA analysis reveals West African ancestry in early medieval England

An unrelated pair of people buried in cemeteries in 7th-century Britain probably had grandparents from West Africa

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Why a mysterious group of ancient humans doesn’t have a species name

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Human bones found in Spanish cave show signs of ancient cannibalism

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DNA analysis reveals what really killed Napoleon's army in 1812

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Archaeologists are unearthing the most powerful women who ever lived

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