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Fire Use at Wonderwerk Cave Pushed Back to 1.79 Million Years
Archaeology
Fire Use at Wonderwerk Cave Pushed Back to 1.79 Million Years
Using a new bone-luminescence technique, researchers found burned owl-pellet remains deep inside South Africa's Wonderwerk Cave…
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Denisovan Leg Bones Suggest They Towered Over Homo Erectus
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Denisovan Leg Bones Suggest They Towered Over Homo Erectus
Fossilized leg bones from two male Denisovans found off Taiwan suggest they stood nearly 6 feet…
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Ancient Vietnamese Skeletons Challenge Assumptions About Syphilis
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Ancient Vietnamese Skeletons Challenge Assumptions About Syphilis
Skeletal remains of children from prehistoric Vietnam show congenital treponemal disease dating back 3,500 years, but…
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Ancient Genomes Reveal Japan’s Deep Population History
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Ancient Genomes Reveal Japan’s Deep Population History
Researchers reconstructed two exceptionally high-coverage ancient genomes from Japan, an 8,300-year-old Jomon woman and a 2,300-year-old…
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Ice Age Hunters May Have Favored Female Woolly Mammoths
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Ice Age Hunters May Have Favored Female Woolly Mammoths
Genetic analysis of over 500 woolly mammoths shows a striking pattern: bone deposits linked to Ice…
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Two Ghost Ancestors Are Hiding in Every Human Genome
A UC Berkeley study in Science has found evidence of two unknown archaic human lineages in…
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The Tiniest Ice Age Sculptures Found in Germany Are Two Birds
Archaeology
The Tiniest Ice Age Sculptures Found in Germany Are Two Birds
Two mammoth ivory bird sculptures from 40,000 years ago were discovered at Hohle Fels Cave in…
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The Footprints That Were Too Big for the Expected Species
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The Footprints That Were Too Big for the Expected Species
Fossil footprints at East Turkana in Kenya, dated to 1.43 million years ago, show hominins that…
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Zero Male Markers: Homo naledi Cave May Be All-Female
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Zero Male Markers: Homo naledi Cave May Be All-Female
Scientists extracted ancient proteins from 20 Homo naledi teeth in South Africa's Rising Star Cave and…
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Highway Construction Near Haifa Reveals a 400,000-Year-Old Sealed Cave
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Highway Construction Near Haifa Reveals a 400,000-Year-Old Sealed Cave
Highway construction near Fureidis, south of Haifa, has breached a cave sealed for between 400,000 and…
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World’s Oldest Dogs Found in Türkiye: 15,800-Year-Old Companions of Hunter-Gatherers
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World’s Oldest Dogs Found in Türkiye: 15,800-Year-Old Companions of Hunter-Gatherers
Ancient DNA analysis from two sites in central Türkiye, Pınarbaşı and Boncuklu, has confirmed the world's…
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Ancient Humans Used Fire 1.8 Million Years Ago, Cave Evidence Suggests
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Ancient Humans Used Fire 1.8 Million Years Ago, Cave Evidence Suggests
A new PLOS One study using a novel bone luminescence technique has found evidence of deliberate…
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Payre Fossils Show Neanderthals Actively Evolved Over Time
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Payre Fossils Show Neanderthals Actively Evolved Over Time
Nine fossil teeth from the Payre cave site in southeastern France, analyzed using micro-CT and geometric…
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Neanderthal DNA May Be Why You’re a Morning Person
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Neanderthal DNA May Be Why You’re a Morning Person
A study combining ancient DNA, AI, and the UK Biobank has found that modern humans who…
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Japan’s Secret Third Ancestor Rewrites History
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Japan’s Secret Third Ancestor Rewrites History
Scientists analyzing the genomes of over 3,200 people across Japan have uncovered a hidden third ancestral…
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A Neanderthal Had a Successful Tooth Drilled 60,000 Years Ago
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A Neanderthal Had a Successful Tooth Drilled 60,000 Years Ago
A study published in PLOS One has identified the world's oldest known evidence of intentional dental…
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Ice Age Stone Tools Reveal a Hidden Side of Human Ingenuity
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Ice Age Stone Tools Reveal a Hidden Side of Human Ingenuity
A new study in the Journal of Human Evolution has redated stone tools from the Lingjing…
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Before Mesopotamia: The 40,000-Year-Old Cave Signs That Rewrote the History of Writing
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Before Mesopotamia: The 40,000-Year-Old Cave Signs That Rewrote the History of Writing
A landmark 2026 PNAS study has found that signs carved onto 260 Ice Age artifacts from…
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She Crossed the Atlantic 500 Years Before Columbus: The Native American Woman in Iceland
Archaeology
She Crossed the Atlantic 500 Years Before Columbus: The Native American Woman in Iceland
Buried in the DNA of 80 Icelanders is the genetic signature of a Native American woman…
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Before Farming, Before Cities: The Stone Mounds That Rewrote Human History
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Before Farming, Before Cities: The Stone Mounds That Rewrote Human History
Hunter-gatherers with no agriculture and no pottery built the world's most sophisticated prehistoric monuments in southeastern…
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Africa Is Tearing Apart — And We Just Found the Point of No Return
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Africa Is Tearing Apart — And We Just Found the Point of No Return
A landmark study in Nature Communications reveals the Turkana Rift in Kenya and Ethiopia has crossed…
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The Hidden Secret of Human Survival: Why Social Networks Saved Homo Sapiens
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The Hidden Secret of Human Survival: Why Social Networks Saved Homo Sapiens
Discover how early human survival in prehistoric Europe depended not on brute strength or weaponry, but…
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Unlocking the Ancient Genetic Secrets of Patagonia and the Pampas
Archaeology
Unlocking the Ancient Genetic Secrets of Patagonia and the Pampas
A landmark study of ancient DNA from 52 individuals reveals a deeply complex and dynamic history…
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Microscopic Barcodes Hidden in Ancient Bones Reveal the True Diet of Neanderthals
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Microscopic Barcodes Hidden in Ancient Bones Reveal the True Diet of Neanderthals
New collagen analysis of ancient bone fragments reveals Neanderthals were not simple scavengers but skilled hunters…
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The Monte Verde Mystery: Did a Muddy Creek Just Rewrite Human History?
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The Monte Verde Mystery: Did a Muddy Creek Just Rewrite Human History?
A groundbreaking new study threatens to rewrite human history in the Americas, challenging the ancient Monte…
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Whispers from the Earth: The Ancient DNA Revealing a Hidden Neanderthal Family
Archaeology
Whispers from the Earth: The Ancient DNA Revealing a Hidden Neanderthal Family
Ancient DNA from Poland reveals a close knit Neanderthal family from one hundred thousand years ago,…
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How Shoreline Driftwood Fueled Ancient Human Survival 800,000 Years Ago
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How Shoreline Driftwood Fueled Ancient Human Survival 800,000 Years Ago
Discover how ancient humans used lakeshore driftwood to fuel fires nearly 800,000 years ago, revealing secrets…
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Homo Erectus Stone Tools: How Ancient Geodes Reveal an Early Cosmic Connection
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Homo Erectus Stone Tools: How Ancient Geodes Reveal an Early Cosmic Connection
Discover how ancient Homo erectus stone tools embedded with rare fossils and sparkling geodes reveal a…
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How Ancient Elephants Fueled the Evolution of the Human Brain
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How Ancient Elephants Fueled the Evolution of the Human Brain
Discover how a 1.8 million year old butchered elephant found in Tanzania reveals the dietary secrets…
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Ancient Human DNA Recovered From a Prehistoric Tooth Pendant
Archaeology
Ancient Human DNA Recovered From a Prehistoric Tooth Pendant
Scientists have unlocked human DNA from a prehistoric tooth pendant. Learn how a breakthrough washing technique…
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The Unexpected Prey: What Pond Turtles Tell Us About Neanderthal Survival
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The Unexpected Prey: What Pond Turtles Tell Us About Neanderthal Survival
Discover how new pond turtle remains in Central Europe are fundamentally altering our understanding of prehistoric…
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The 1.77 Million Year Old Yunxian Skulls Rewriting Human History in Asia
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The 1.77 Million Year Old Yunxian Skulls Rewriting Human History in Asia
The Yunxian skulls of central China have been redated to an incredible 1.77 million years old,…
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The 773,000-Year-Old Secret in a Casablanca Cave
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The 773,000-Year-Old Secret in a Casablanca Cave
New 773,000-year-old fossils from Thomas Quarry I in Morocco reveal a crucial split in human evolution…
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Who Made These 160,000-Year-Old Advanced Tools? The Answer Could Change Everything
Archaeology
Who Made These 160,000-Year-Old Advanced Tools? The Answer Could Change Everything
A 160,000-year-old discovery in China reveals advanced stone tools that may not have been made by…
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Echoes in Wood: 430,000 Year Old Tools Reveal a Lost World of Ancient Humans
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Echoes in Wood: 430,000 Year Old Tools Reveal a Lost World of Ancient Humans
Archaeologists at a Greek lake shore have discovered the oldest wooden tools ever, dated to 430,000…
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Neanderthal Mountaineers: How Portable Toolkits Reveal Our Ancestors’ Alpine Savvy
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Neanderthal Mountaineers: How Portable Toolkits Reveal Our Ancestors’ Alpine Savvy
New research in the Italian Alps reveals Neanderthals were skilled mountaineers who carried pre-made toolkits into…
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Morocco’s 773,000-year-old fossils reveal our Neanderthal-human common ancestor’s chomped bones
Archaeology
Morocco’s 773,000-year-old fossils reveal our Neanderthal-human common ancestor’s chomped bones
Newly discovered 773,000 year old fossils from Casablanca, Morocco, reveal a mosaic of ancient and modern…
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First Steps: 7-Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites the Story of Human Walking
Archaeology
First Steps: 7-Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites the Story of Human Walking
A groundbreaking study on a 7-million-year-old fossil from Chad reveals Sahelanthropus tchadensis could walk upright, rewriting…
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A 200,000-Year-Old Tooth Rewrites the Story of a Lost Human Relative
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A 200,000-Year-Old Tooth Rewrites the Story of a Lost Human Relative
Genetic analysis of a 200,000-year-old Denisovan tooth reveals a complex history of interbreeding, diverse populations, and…
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The Ice Age Inheritance: How Ancient DNA Unlocks the Secret to a 100-Year Life
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The Ice Age Inheritance: How Ancient DNA Unlocks the Secret to a 100-Year Life
A study on Italian centenarians reveals a surprising link to our ancient past. Discover how DNA…
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Tracing Humanity’s Great Journey: New Genetic Evidence of Australia’s 60,000 Year Arrival and Interbreeding with the ‘Hobbits’
Archaeology
Tracing Humanity’s Great Journey: New Genetic Evidence of Australia’s 60,000 Year Arrival and Interbreeding with the ‘Hobbits’
New genetic research confirms modern humans reached Australia 60,000 years ago. This study also strongly suggests…
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The Simple Truth: What Spiked and Corkscrew Animal Penises Reveal About Human Evolution
Scientists are studying the bizarre diversity of animal genitalia—from spiked cat penises to corkscrew duck penises—to…
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The Neanderthal Crayon That Could Rewrite Human History
Archaeology
The Neanderthal Crayon That Could Rewrite Human History
Ancient ochre crayons found in Crimea reveal that Neanderthals created art, proving they thought symbolically and…
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Tiny Greek Village Discovery Could Overturn Every Human Evolution Theory Ever Written
Archaeology
Tiny Greek Village Discovery Could Overturn Every Human Evolution Theory Ever Written
Ancient fossils discovered in a Greek village are challenging 154 years of human evolutionary science. The…
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Scientists Just Found the Hidden Code That Separates Us from Apes
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Scientists Just Found the Hidden Code That Separates Us from Apes
Scientists decode full genomes of six ape species, revealing tiny but powerful differences in brain genes…
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Ancient Human Jawbone Found in Taiwan Revealed as Denisovan
Archaeology
Ancient Human Jawbone Found in Taiwan Revealed as Denisovan
A fossilized jawbone found off Taiwan confirms Denisovans lived in Southeast Asia, expanding their known range…
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Chinese scientists recreated the face of a 16,000-year-old human ancestor.
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Chinese scientists recreated the face of a 16,000-year-old human ancestor.
Discover how scientists used 3D technology to reconstruct the face of a 16,000-year-old human from a…
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Ancient Cave in France Reveals Prehistoric Art and Mysterious Burials
Archaeology
Ancient Cave in France Reveals Prehistoric Art and Mysterious Burials
Hidden for 30,000 years, France’s Grotte de Cussac reveals prehistoric engravings and human burials, offering rare…
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A Mysterious Ancient Population Gave Us 20% of Our DNA—And May Have Boosted Human Intelligence
Archaeology
A Mysterious Ancient Population Gave Us 20% of Our DNA—And May Have Boosted Human Intelligence
Scientists have discovered that 20% of modern human DNA comes from a mysterious, unidentified ancestor. What…
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Archaeologists Uncover Iran’s Oldest Neanderthal Site in Ghamari Cave
Archaeology
Archaeologists Uncover Iran’s Oldest Neanderthal Site in Ghamari Cave
Archaeologists uncover Neanderthal habitation evidence in Iran’s Ghamari Cave, dating back 80,000 years. Discover how this…
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Neanderthals, Early Humans, and a Mysterious Hominin Lived and Interbred in Ancient Israeli Caves, Study Reveals
Archaeology
Neanderthals, Early Humans, and a Mysterious Hominin Lived and Interbred in Ancient Israeli Caves, Study Reveals
Archaeologists uncover ancient burials in Israel's Tinshemet Cave, revealing evidence of cultural and genetic exchanges between…
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Most Ancient Europeans Had Dark Skin, Hair, and Eyes Until 3,000 Years Ago, Genetic Study Reveals
Archaeology
Most Ancient Europeans Had Dark Skin, Hair, and Eyes Until 3,000 Years Ago, Genetic Study Reveals
A new study reveals that most prehistoric Europeans had dark skin, hair, and eyes until 3,000…
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1.4-Million-Year-Old Fossil Face Fragments Rewrite the Timeline of Human Arrival in Western Europe
Archaeology
1.4-Million-Year-Old Fossil Face Fragments Rewrite the Timeline of Human Arrival in Western Europe
A 1.4-million-year-old fossil discovered in Spain's Sima del Elefante cave reveals the earliest known human face…
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Foragers or Farmers? Ancient DNA Reveals Maghreb’s Unexpected Neolithic Story
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Foragers or Farmers? Ancient DNA Reveals Maghreb’s Unexpected Neolithic Story

New DNA analysis of ancient Maghreb populations reveals genetic continuity during the Neolithic, challenging the idea…
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28,000-Year-Old Child’s Skeleton Holds a Stunning Clue About Human-Neanderthal Hybrids
Archaeology
28,000-Year-Old Child’s Skeleton Holds a Stunning Clue About Human-Neanderthal Hybrids
The Lagar Velho Child, a rare human-Neanderthal hybrid, has been precisely dated using a new protein-based…
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The Origins of Life on Earth: From Simple Cells to Modern Humans
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The Origins of Life on Earth: From Simple Cells to Modern Humans
The story of how life began on Earth and evolved into the diverse forms we see…
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Unearthing the Evolutionary Puzzle: How Competition Shaped Our Lineage
Science
Unearthing the Evolutionary Puzzle: How Competition Shaped Our Lineage
For decades, scientists have primarily attributed the evolution of our ancestors, known as hominins, to the…
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