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Ancient humans evolved to be better teachers as technology advanced

As technology progressed, humans also got better at passing on skills to others English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images An analysis of…

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Ancient DNA reveals mysterious Indigenous group from Colombia that disappeared 2,000 years ago

A new analysis of ancient DNA from hunter-gatherers who lived millennia to centuries ago has revealed a previously unknown genetic…

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Dead Sea Scrolls analysis may force rethink of ancient Jewish history

The Isaiah Dead Sea Scroll is thought to date to around 100 BC Zev Radovan/Alamy Some of the Dead Sea…

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Rivers are leaking ancient carbon back into the atmosphere

Rivers such as the Chuya in Russia can be a source of carbon dioxide and methane Parilov/Shutterstock Rivers around the…

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Tuberculosis’s extraordinary evolution reveals why the ancient disease lives on

We are starting to understand why the bacteria behind tuberculosis is so good at infecting people Adobe Stock/Ryan Wills When…

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Newly discovered ‘ghost’ lineage linked to ancient mystery population in Tibet, DNA study finds

A 7,100-year-old skeleton from China has revealed a “ghost” lineage that scientists had only theorized about until now, a new…

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First evidence of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle

Illustration of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle Gabriel Ugueto Newly discovered bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds have…

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We’re about to unlock the secrets of ancient human brains

Brains preserved for hundreds of years can contain intact proteins Alexandra Morton-Hayward It is now possible to obtain proteins from…

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Genomes from ancient Maya people reveal collapse of population and civilization 1,200 years ago

Skeletons buried near the ancient Maya city of Copán have revealed new clues about the collapse, but not total decimation,…

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Ram in the Thicket: A 4,500-year-old gold statue from the royal cemetery at Ur representing an ancient sunrise ritual

Name: Ram in the Thicket What it is: A gold and lapis lazuli statuette Where it is from: The Royal…

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