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Mysterious holes in Andean mountain may be an Inca spreadsheet

Thousands of holes arranged in a snake-like pattern on Monte Sierpe in Peru could have been a monumental accounting device for trade and tax

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Digital map lets you explore the Roman Empire's vast road network

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Skeleton with brutal injuries identified as duke assassinated in 1272

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Ancient DNA may rewrite the story of Iceland's earliest settlers

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Does the family tree of ancient humans need a drastic rewrite?

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Does the family tree of ancient humans need a drastic rewrite?

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Boy's body was mummified and turned green by a copper coffin

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How a surge in ancient plagues 5000 years ago shaped humanity

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How a surge in ancient plagues 5000 years ago shaped humanity

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Who were the first humans to reach the British Isles?

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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

Progesterone, oestrogen and testosterone can be detected in skeletons over 1000 years old, offering a way to identify individuals who died while pregnant or soon after giving birth

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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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