Archaeology

  1. Archaeology

    Neandertal ancestor?

    Fossils found in a Spanish cave have features that are a combination of Neandertals and other species. The mix suggests Neandertal roots go back even farther than scientists had suspected.

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  2. Archaeology

    Ancient footprints surface in Britain

    There are hints they could have been made by ancestors of Neandertals.

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  3. Archaeology

    American cannibals

    Skeletal remains of a Jamestown teen show signs of cannibalism in colonial America, new data show. The girl’s skull provides the first concrete support for historical accounts that some starving colonists had resorted to eating the flesh of others.

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  4. Archaeology

    The return of a king

    The 15th century’s Richard III has returned — or at least, his bones have.

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  5. Archaeology

    Hobbits: Our tiny cousins

    Skeletal remains of ancient human relatives found in Indonesia are challenging some long-accepted “truths” about human evolution.

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  6. Humans

    Meet your mysterious relative

    Ardi climbed trees and walked on two legs 4.4 million years ago.

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  7. Archaeology

    Sahara cemetery

    Archaeologists uncover the remains of a Stone Age settlement in the Sahara desert.

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  8. Archaeology

    Glassworks in ancient Egypt

    Ancient Egyptians were producing and exporting glass more than 3,000 years ago.

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  9. Archaeology

    Untangling human origins

    New fossil clues point to the earliest known human ancestor.

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  10. Archaeology

    Decoding a beverage jar

    Ancient pottery provides hints of the world's oldest known wine.

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  11. Archaeology

    Symbols from the Stone Age

    Rocks found in a cave suggest the people used objects and colors to stand for other things more than 90,000 years ago.

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