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How archaeologists can decide if prehistoric artefacts count as art
To make sense of aesthetically pleasing ancient objects and what they tell us about how their creators thought, archaeologists must temper imagination with science
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The archaeological finds that show art is far older than our species
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Seventh Son author Sebastian Faulks: ‘I’m 3.7 per cent Neanderthal’
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People around Europe have eaten seaweed for thousands of years
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A site used by ancient humans was also a latrine for giant hyenas
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Early humans lived in Ethiopian highlands 2 million years ago
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Neanderthals hunted cave lions with spears and made use of their pelts
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Humans lived on Spanish plateau during Earth’s last cold snap
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Read an extract from The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks
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Sebastian Faulks: ‘Homo sapiens is a very odd creature’
The award-winning novelist Sebastian Faulks on how he came to set his new novel The Seventh Son – the latest pick for our Â鶹´«Ã½ Book Club – a little way into the future
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The Naked Neanderthal review: Looking for the real Neanderthals
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Earliest evidence of buildings made from wood is 476,000 years old
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Why the ancient hominins of Asia are so mysterious
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How artefacts are found tells its own story – if we want to hear it
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