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Why I believe humans were in Australia much earlier than we thought
Newly discovered shells and blackened stones are compelling evidence that humans lived in Australia 60,000 years earlier than we thought, says James Bowler
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Sea otter archaeology could tell us about their 2-million-year history
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Ancient humans thrived in rainforests by hunting monkeys and squirrels
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Stone Age Europe may have been home to no more than 1500 people
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Cosy up with the Neanderthals, the first humans to make a house a home
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This stunning map shows why everyone is fighting over the Arctic
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Siberian cave reveals secrets of its mysterious Denisovan inhabitants
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Africans may have crossed the Strait of Gibraltar 4000 years ago
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Long lost cities in the Amazon were once home to millions of people
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Ice from the Alps reveals Europeans ditched gold for silver in AD 660
The people of north-west Europe embraced a silver currency instead of gold in the seventh century, and this may have fuelled a post-Roman economic boom
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Biggest archaeological dig in Europe will uncover UK’s buried history
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DNA from 6000-year-old chewing gum reveals how an ancient woman lived
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Toys are us: How childhood objects may have shaped human history
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3000-year-old woman’s mummy found in tomb from the time of Tutankhamun
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