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How DNA in dirt is reshaping our understanding of Stone Age humans

The surprise discovery that ancient human DNA can survive in sediments and soil is revolutionising the study of Paleolithic minds, behaviours and lifestyles

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Ancient checked dress may be Europe's oldest two-colour garment

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Stonehenge may have been built to unify people of ancient Britain

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Butchered bones tell of shocking massacre in prehistoric Britain

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High-tech archaeology shows we aren't the first to endure hard times

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Hunter-gatherers built a massive fish trap in Belize 4000 years ago

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How we misunderstood what the Lucy fossil reveals about ancient humans

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12,000-year-old stones may be oldest example of wheel-like tools

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DNA analysis rewrites the stories of people buried in Pompeii

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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

Our ancestors probably used a wide range of plant-based tools that have since been lost to history. Now we're finally getting a glimpse of this Botanic Age

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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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