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Have humans been sailors for a million years?

A growing collection of bones and tools suggest early humans built boats too, which would transform our view on how smart they were

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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

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Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

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Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

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Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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Tutankhamun's burial chamber

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There is no secret burial chamber in Tutankhamun’s tomb

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Ancient humans in Philippines may have given rise to ‘hobbits’

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Ancient humans in Philippines may have given rise to ‘hobbits’

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Ancient Swedish massacre hints at chaos after the fall of Rome

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Ancient Swedish massacre hints at chaos after the fall of Rome

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

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Lost villages from centuries ago found in the Amazon rainforest

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Lost villages from centuries ago found in the Amazon rainforest

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Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

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Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

Our extinct cousins the Neanderthals seem to have targeted cave bears, which were normally intimidating foes, while they were sleepy and weak from hibernating through the winter

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Oldest dog burial suggests prehistoric humans loved dogs as pets

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Early Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes

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Ancient rock art rewrites the natural history of Arabia

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Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

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