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Ancient lead exposure may have influenced how our brains evolved

Lead poisoning isn't just a modern phenomenon: fossil teeth show signs that it affected ancient hominids, and Homo sapiens may have coped better than our close relatives

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Early hominin had human-like dexterity and gorilla strength

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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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: Ludovic Slimak, discoverer of Thorin showing the Thorin maxillar. Photography Laure Metz

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A compelling book about the end of the Neanderthals is a rare treat

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Does this sculpted head show an ancient hunter-gatherer's hairstyle?

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Illustration of a teenage girl who is the offspring of a Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) mother and Denisovan (Homo sapiens denisova) father. A bone fragment with this hybrid ancestry was found in the Denisova Cave in Russia. The bone belonged to a female who was at least 13 years old and died around 90,000 years ago. It was known from genetic analysis of other fossils that the two species had interbred, but this is the first first-generation offspring of such a pairing to be found.

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Understanding the Denisovans means understanding ourselves

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A skull unearthed in Harbin, China, turns out to belong to a Denisovan

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An incredible Denisovan skull is upending the story of human evolution

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TX DATE:21-07-2025,TX WEEK:29,EMBARGOED UNTIL:08-07-2025 00:00:00,DESCRIPTION:Dramatic reconstruction of early anatomically modern Homo sapiens living in Africa.,COPYRIGHT:BBC Studios,CREDIT LINE:BBC / BBC Studios

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Exploring humanity's ancient origins in fantastic new BBC documentary

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Why a mysterious group of ancient humans doesn’t have a species name

An extinct group of humans that were once widespread in Asia don’t have an official species name – part of the reason is archaeological, and part is a legal question

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Your pet dog’s ancestor was a fierce, wild animal. How was it tamed?

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Ancient tools on Sulawesi may be clue to origins of 'hobbit' hominins

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Ancient Siberian ice mummy is covered in 'really special' tattoos

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Archaeologists are unearthing the most powerful women who ever lived

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