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Just 1.5 to 7 per cent of the modern human genome is uniquely ours

Just 1.5 to 7 per cent of the modern human genome is uniquely ours – meaning it emerged after we split from other ancient human groups including the Neanderthals and Denisovans

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First farmers in the Atacama desert had a history of brutal violence

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First farmers in the Atacama desert had a history of brutal violence

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'Dragon man' claimed as new species of ancient human but doubts remain

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Newly identified ancestor of Neanderthals complicates the human story

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Mtoto oldest Africa burial

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78,000 year old human burial is oldest in Africa

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Remains of a 3-year-old child are the oldest known burial in Africa

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Remains of a 3-year-old child are the oldest known burial in Africa

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calcite crystals

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People living 100,000 years ago spent time collecting crystals

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Ancient 'computer' may have used bejewelled rings to model the cosmos

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Ancient 'computer' may have used bejewelled rings to model the cosmos

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Indian stone tool may be earliest evidence of humans outside Africa

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People of European descent evolved resistance to TB over 10,000 years

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People of European descent evolved resistance to TB over 10,000 years

Analysis of ancient DNA shows that a genetic variant that increases susceptibility to tuberculosis has drastically decreased in Europe since the Bronze Age

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‘Little Foot’ hominin was either ill or very hungry in her childhood

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Oldest evidence of malted barley shows ancient Scandinavians made beer

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Listen to the oldest known conch shell horn from 18,000 years ago

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Treasure trove of ancient human remains hints at undiscovered species

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