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Prehistoric origins of skin decoration
According to the prevailing view of most paleo-anthropologists and archaeologists, about 1.5 to 2 million years ago early humans evolved into nearly hairless primates, in order to more efficiently sweat...
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Did overhunting lead to domestication?
A new study on the populations of wild cattle and pigs in the Levant Valley by Nimrod Marom of the University of Haifa, Israel, helps reshape our present understanding on...
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A glimpse into 9,000 years of village life
Back in 1995, a hoard of 400 Roman coins was discovered west of Didcot in Oxfordshire (England), indicating the land had been lived on for centuries. When archaeologists began digging...
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Soup making in the Stone Age
Most sources state that soup making did not become commonplace until somewhere between 5,000 and 9,000 years ago. It now looks like waterproof and heatproof containers were invented much earlier...
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Intact dolmen found in Switzerland
A communal dolmen grave dating back to over 5,000 years, containing 30 bodies and Neolithic artefacts, has been found in the region of Bern, Switzerland. It represents the first intact...
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Ancient rock art under threat in Paraguay
The march of so-called civilisation has been having a devastating effect on the ancient rock art of the Amambay hills in Paraguay. For thousands of years incredible examples of rock...
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Rock art discovered off the coast of Papua
The 7th World archaeology Congress (WAC) has been held in Jordan, hosted by His Royal Highness Prince Al Hassan Bin Talal. One media release announced the findings of research that...
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Ancient rock art uncovered in the Scottish Highlands
The highest concentration of ancient rock art ever discovered in the Highlands has been found on hillside farmland in Ross-shire (Scotland). Bronze Age cupmarks carved into rocks up to 5,000...
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Californian rock carvings recovered after theft
A series of rock carvings that date back more than 3,500 years that were sheared off and taken from a sacred American Indian site in California's Sierra Nevada (USA) have...
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Native Americans built massive mound in less than 90 days
New research offers evidence that 'Mound A', one of the great earthen mounds at Poverty Point, Louisiana (USA), was constructed in less than 90 days. "Our findings go against what...
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Guernsey Neolithic grave protection plan submitted
A Neolithic grave in Guernsey could be half-buried in soil and grassed-over to preserve it. Guernsey Museums and Art Galleries has asked for planning permission to conduct the work in...
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Clovis culture not wiped out by comet
Comet explosions in North America 13,000 years ago did not end the prehistoric human culture known as Clovis - the earliest well-established human culture in the North American continent, named...
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Oldest stone hand axes unearthed
Scientists in Ethiopia have unearthed and dated some of the oldest stone hand axes, dating to 1.75 million years ago. The tools roughly coincide with the emergence of an ancient...
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Early sweet potato trade
What is the difference between a Kumara and a Batata? Very little apparently - they are the Maori and Spanish names, respectively, for the sweet potato. It has been a...
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Human skull found beneath Scottish golf course
Archaeologists are to investigate a human skull found by council workers carrying out winter maintenance in a sand bunker by the fourth hole on Musselburgh Links Golf Course - officially...
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Archeologists revise image of ancient Celts
The Celts were long considered a barbaric and violent society, but new findings from a 2,600-year-old grave in southwest Germany suggest the ancient people were much more sophisticated. In 2010,...
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