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Mystery of the ancient giant stone jars of Laos may have been solved
In central Laos, the landscape is littered with enormous stone jars, some 3 metres high, and we may be closer to understanding how and when they were used
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The story of the first human tool: the humble container
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Huge study of ancient British DNA reveals only minor Roman influence
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Bronze Age Britons fashioned copper-mining tools out of old bones
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A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began
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Why dinosaurs lived much more complex lives than we thought
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Historians dispute link between drought and rebellion in Roman Britain
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The Shroud of Turin bears DNA from many people, plants and animals
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Oldest known dog extends the genetic history of our canine companions
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The ancient Goths were an ethnically diverse group
Ancient DNA reveals that the Goths of eastern Europe, some of whom would ultimately sack the city of Rome, may have been a mix of peoples from three continents
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Stone Age symbols may push back the earliest form of writing
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Brutal Iron Age massacre may have targeted women and children
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The untold story of our remarkable hands and how they made us human
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Ancient Peruvian civilisation grew mighty by harvesting guano
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