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Humans were kissing at least 4500 years ago, reveal ancient texts

Many sources claim sexual kissing spread worldwide from South Asia 3500 years ago, but there is evidence it was practised in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt much earlier than that

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Why we shouldn't fill our minds with endless tales of dystopia

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Ancient bacteria genome reconstructed from Neanderthal tooth gunk

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DNA from 25,000-year-old tooth pendant reveals woman who wore it

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Ljubljana Marshes Wheel with axle (oldest wooden wheel yet discovered)

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Can we ever know who invented the wheel?

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Quaternary Science Reviews reporting that people at the Border Cave site may have roasted and eaten snails 170,000 years ago.

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Ancient humans may have cooked and eaten snails 170,000 years ago

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It's now or never – we need to achieve a sustainable human population

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It's now or never – we need to achieve a sustainable human population

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The archaeologists recreating the secrets of prehistoric technology

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Stone flakes made by monkeys cast doubt on ancient human 'tools'

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Anaximander review: Did Anaximander create science, asks Carlo Rovelli

Ancient philosopher Anaximander's discoveries about rain, wind and the cosmos may make him the true force behind modern science, argues physicist Carlo Rovelli in his newly republished first book

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Earliest signs of horse riding found in 5000-year-old human remains

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The Earth Transformed review: The untold history of humans and climate

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Some of the earliest modern humans in Europe used bows and arrows

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Was the shift to farming really the worst mistake in human history?

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