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Sea otter archaeology could tell us about their 2-million-year history
Sea otters and other animals leave evidence of their tool use that can be studied using the same archaeological techniques as for ancient humans
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Ancient humans thrived in rainforests by hunting monkeys and squirrels
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Stone Age Europe may have been home to no more than 1500 people
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Cosy up with the Neanderthals, the first humans to make a house a home
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This stunning map shows why everyone is fighting over the Arctic
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Siberian cave reveals secrets of its mysterious Denisovan inhabitants
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Africans may have crossed the Strait of Gibraltar 4000 years ago
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Long lost cities in the Amazon were once home to millions of people
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Ice from the Alps reveals Europeans ditched gold for silver in AD 660
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Biggest archaeological dig in Europe will uncover UK’s buried history
The construction of a high-speed train line, HS2, is allowing archaeologists to search for Romans, plague victims and even mammoths
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DNA from 6000-year-old chewing gum reveals how an ancient woman lived
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Toys are us: How childhood objects may have shaped human history
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3000-year-old woman’s mummy found in tomb from the time of Tutankhamun
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Extinct ‘Denisovan’ people may have lived on Earth’s highest plateau
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