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DNA analysis rewrites the stories of people buried in Pompeii
Genetic analysis of five individuals preserved as plaster casts in the ruins of Pompeii contradicts established beliefs about the people and their relationships
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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?
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Ancient Mesopotamian clay seals offer clues to the origin of writing
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A bizarre skeleton from a Roman grave has bones from eight people
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Stone Age network reveals ancient Paris was an artisanal trading hub
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Extremely rare Bronze Age wooden tool found in English trench
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We’re homing in on the best ways to tackle misinformation
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The archaeologist fighting claims about an advanced lost civilisation
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A cave in France is revealing how the Neanderthals died out
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World’s oldest cheese found on 3500-year-old Chinese mummies
DNA and protein analysis has identified a white substance smeared on mummies in China as a kind of kefir cheese, made from cow and goat milk
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Cold war spy satellites and AI detect ancient underground aqueducts
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Genome of Neanderthal fossil reveals lost tribe cut off for millennia
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Greenland voyage sheds light on little-known ancient Arctic culture
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Neolithic engineers used science knowledge to build megalith monument
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