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Submerged wall could be the largest Stone Age megastructure in Europe

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Published On :: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:00:29 +0000

A stone wall nearly a kilometre long found under the Baltic Sea may have been built by ancient hunters to channel deer into a confined space

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Dogs and horses buried with Iron Age people may have been beloved pets

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Published On :: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:00:32 +0000

A 2200-year-old burial ground in northern Italy includes people interred with dogs and horses, perhaps showing they had strong bonds with their animals

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When does a bone become a fossil?

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Published On :: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:00:42 +0000

As organic material in a bone gets replaced by minerals over time, it becomes a fossil. But that can happen at different rates even within the same individual

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Ukraine may have been first part of Europe colonised by early humans

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Published On :: Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:56 +0000

Korolevo, a site in Ukraine where early humans made stone tools, has been dated to 1.4 million years ago, suggesting early humans moved from Ukraine into the rest of Europe

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Human brains have been mysteriously preserved for thousands of years

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Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:01:29 +0000

Intact human brains 12,000 years old or more have been found in unexpected places such as shipwrecks and waterlogged graves, but it is unclear what preserved them

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Why falling birth rates will be a bigger problem than overpopulation

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Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 23:30:56 +0000

Birthrates are projected to have fallen below the replacement level, of 2.1 per woman, in more than three quarters of countries by 2050

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Stone Age blades could have been used for butchery, not just hunting

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Published On :: Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:40:06 +0100

A modern butchery experiment using replicas of Stone Age tools raises new questions about how often prehistoric peoples hunted large animals such as bison or mammoths

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Early humans spread as far north as Siberia 400,000 years ago

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Published On :: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:00:49 +0100

A site in Siberia has evidence of human presence 417,000 years ago, raising the possibility that hominins could have reached North America much earlier than we thought

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Ancient humans lived inside a lava tube in the Arabian desert

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Published On :: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:00:09 +0100

Underground tunnels created by lava flows provided humans with shelter for thousands of years beneath the hot desert landscape of Saudi Arabia

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Skeletons reveal ancient Egyptian scribes had bad posture at work

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Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:00:25 +0100

The skeletons of ancient Egyptian scribes reveal the health toll of sitting on the floor while performing administrative tasks like writing

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Iron Age skeletons found under bridge may have been hit by a tsunami

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Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 11:00:59 +0100

Twenty people may have died 2000 years ago when an Iron Age bridge suddenly collapsed following a tsunami or flood, but scientists also cannot rule out that they were sacrificed

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Ancient Denisovans hunted snow leopards on the Tibetan plateau

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Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100

Thousands of bones found in a Tibetan cave have been analysed to learn how mysterious ancient humans known as Denisovans lived

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Egyptian pyramid may have been built using a water-powered elevator

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:20:04 +0100

Ancient Egyptians may have relied on a vertical shaft that could be filled with water, along with a network of water channels and filtration structures, to build the Step Pyramid of Djoser 4500 years ago

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Genome of Neanderthal fossil reveals lost tribe cut off for millennia

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Published On :: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:40 +0100

Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years

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We're homing in on the best ways to tackle misinformation

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100

A debating technique known as the "truth sandwich" is helping archaeologists combat a false narrative about an advanced ancient civilisation forgotten in human history

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Many Iron Age swords may be tainted by modern forgery

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:00:39 +0100

Ancient weaponsmiths combined bronze and iron to fashion swords during the early Iron Age – but modern forgers glue together elements from different weapons, making it difficult for researchers to study the ancient technology

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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

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Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Our ancestors probably used a wide range of plant-based tools that have since been lost to history. Now we're finally getting a glimpse of this Botanic Age

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U.S. to Be Removed From E.U. Safe Travel List

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:00:00 PDT

Title: U.S. to Be Removed From E.U. Safe Travel List
Category: Health News
Created: 8/30/2021 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/30/2021 12:00:00 AM

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U.S. Will Lift Restrictions on Fully Vaccinated International Travelers in November

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 PDT

Title: U.S. Will Lift Restrictions on Fully Vaccinated International Travelers in November
Category: Health News
Created: 9/20/2021 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/21/2021 12:00:00 AM

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Vaccinated Foreign Travelers Can Enter United States Beginning Nov. 8

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Vaccinated Foreign Travelers Can Enter United States Beginning Nov. 8
Category: Health News
Created: 10/15/2021 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/18/2021 12:00:00 AM

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What Can Be Diagnosed From a Sleep Study?

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Published On :: Thu, 7 Jul 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: What Can Be Diagnosed From a Sleep Study?
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 7/7/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/7/2022 12:00:00 AM

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The 10 Best Weight Loss Drinks

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: The 10 Best Weight Loss Drinks
Category: Health and Living
Created: 8/12/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/12/2022 12:00:00 AM

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