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LAMBOURN, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 17: Free-range chickens of breed Isa 257 roam freely at Sheepdrove Organic Farm, Lambourn, England. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)

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We may now know when chickens were domesticated – but not why

Chickens were domesticated later than we thought, but probably not for their meat. Instead, they may have acted as early alarm systems or spiritual guides to the afterlife

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ERCOLANO, ITALY - APRIL 22: General view of the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum on April 22, 2022 in Pompei, Italy. Visits to the underground path of the Ancient Theater of the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum start again, after a period of closure imposed by the limitations due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ancient Theater, destination of the grand tour, was buried by the eruption of 79 AD. it was the first monument to be discovered in the Vesuvian sites during the eighteenth century. In 1738, King Charles III of Bourbon began an intense excavation that marked the beginning of modern Western archeology. (Photo by Ivan Romano/Getty Images)

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Proteins in human bones near Pompeii survived temperatures of 500°C

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The two individuals found in the ?Casa del Fabbro? or

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An ancient Roman who died in Pompeii has had their genome sequenced

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Ancient footprints in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park.

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Ice Age Footprints review: Ancient humans’ arrival in North America

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Fofanny Reservoir. The peat-covered uplands of the North of Ireland are today used mainly for commercial forestry, sheep-grazing and outdoor recreation, but were formerly wooded and farmed.

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A small Irish community survived a millennium of plagues and famines

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Photograph showing ambient light levels and the position of replica plaquettes in relation to the fire during experiment E.

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Stone Age Europeans may have gathered to watch animations by the fire

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Maya calendar fragment

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Earliest evidence for Maya calendar may have been found in Guatemala

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Footprints image

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Ancient footprints show children splashed in puddles 11,500 years ago

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RCHDGR . Die Pithecanthropus-Schichten auf Java. Geologische und palaontologische Ergebnisse der Trinil-Expedition (1907 und 1908), ausgefuhrt mit Unterstutzung der Akademischen Jubilaumsstiftung der Stadt Berlin und der Koniglich bayerischen Akademi der Wissenschaften. Geology; Paleontology; Homo erectus. Sdenka-Trinu-Expedition. Tafel III.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Selenka, Lenore; Blanckenhorn, Max Ludwig

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Fate of buried Java Man revealed in unseen notes from Homo erectus dig

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Celsus Library in ancient city Ephesus

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AI can help historians restore ancient texts from damaged inscriptions

An AI tool developed by DeepMind can help historians restore ancient Greek texts with 72 per cent accuracy, and date inscriptions to within 30 years of their true age

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Geese may have been the first birds to be domesticated 7000 years ago

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Easter Islanders relied on freshwater springs under the sea to survive

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Over 190 African heritage sites threatened by rising seas this century

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Modern humans moved into cave one year after Neanderthals abandoned it

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