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11000-Year-Old Human Remains Found in British Cave - Ancient Origins

11000-Year-Old Human Remains Found in British Cave - Ancient Origins

Jan 25, 2023

An astounding discovery in the Heaning Wood Bone Cave in northern England has revealed the oldest human remains found in the region, dating back 11,000 years.

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Archaeologists find 11,000-year-old human remains in British cave - HeritageDaily

Archaeologists find 11,000-year-old human remains in British cave - HeritageDaily

Jan 24, 2023

A team of archaeologists from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), have found 11,000-year-old human remains in Heaning Wood Bone Cave, located in Cumbria, England. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

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The Oldest Art in the World Wasn't Made By Homo sapiens - Ancient Origins

The Oldest Art in the World Wasn't Made By Homo sapiens - Ancient Origins

Jan 18, 2023

One of the most hotly debated questions in the history of Neanderthal research has been whether they created art.

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The Lore and Legends of Rome's Ancient Bridges – Popular Archeology - Popular Archaeology

The Lore and Legends of Rome's Ancient Bridges – Popular Archeology - Popular Archaeology

Jan 14, 2023

The story behind ancient Rome's vital bridges, critical to the power and extent of the Roman Empire.

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Ancient Siberian genomes reveal genetic backflow from North America across the Bering Sea – Popular Archeology - Popular Archaeology

Ancient Siberian genomes reveal genetic backflow from North America across the Bering Sea – Popular Archeology - Popular Archaeology

Jan 12, 2023

CELL PRESS—The movement of people across the Bering Sea from North Asia to North America is a well-known phenomenon in early human history. Nevertheless, the genetic makeup of the  people who lived in North Asia during this time has remained mysterious due to a limited number of ancient genomes analyzed from this region. Now, researchers reporting* in Current Biology on January 12 describe genomes from ten individuals up to 7,500 years old that help to fill the gap and show geneflow from people moving in the opposite direction from North America to North Asia.

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50,000-year-old stone tools were made by monkeys - HeritageDaily

50,000-year-old stone tools were made by monkeys - HeritageDaily

Dec 30, 2022

50,000-year-old stone tools found in Pedra Furada, located in the state of Piauí in north-eastern Brazil were made by monkeys. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

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Stone Giant Unearthed Among God Heads At Aizanoi - Ancient Origins

Stone Giant Unearthed Among God Heads At Aizanoi - Ancient Origins

Dec 29, 2022

Researchers digging in the ancient city of Aizanoi have announced the discovery of many new artifacts and works. But the discovery of an “almost intact” statue of a giant man with one foot takes the archaeological biscuit.

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Detectorist Strikes Roman Gold in England - Ancient Origins

Detectorist Strikes Roman Gold in England - Ancient Origins

Dec 28, 2022

When this English metal detectorist realized that he hadn’t dug up a metal top, but an ancient Roman gold earring, he “sank to his knees in disbelief”.

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