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A human ancestor previously unknown to science lived alongside ancient humans and Neanderthals - and they all interbred
A human ancestor called Nesher Ramla homo occupied Israel and Arabia alongside humans at least 120,…
Aylin Woodward
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If you want to eat like your paleo ancestors, stop cutting out all carbs, a new study suggests
Advocates of the paleo diet assume that our human ancestors had a meat-heavy, low-carb diet. But re…
Aylin Woodward,Gabby Landsverk
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Lost ancient Mayan city discovered in the dense, remote jungle of Mexico by archaeologists
The lead researcher said it must have been an important site between 250 AD and 1000 AD during the …
Alia Shoaib
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From mammoth teeth, scientists just pulled DNA that's more than 1 million years old - the oldest DNA ever found
Researchers just sequenced the world's oldest known DNA, which came from mammoth teeth found in the…
Aylin Woodward
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Our ancestors domesticated dogs by sharing leftover meat during the last Ice Age, new study suggests
Humans hunted more meat than they could eat during the Ice Age. By sharing leftovers with wolves, h…
Aylin Woodward
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The carcass of a young woolly rhinoceros that died thousands of years ago was found almost perfectly preserved in the Siberia permafrost. Researchers even found the animal's horn.
Researchers analyzed an intact woolly rhino carcass found in the Siberian permafrost last year. The…
Aylin Woodward
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A 57,000-year-old mummified wolf pup was found in Yukon permafrost. It's so well preserved that everything but the eyes is intact.
Researchers have analyzed the intact remains of a 7-week-old wolf pup whose body was preserved in p…
Aylin Woodward
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Photos show a tower of human skulls found buried beneath Mexico City. The Aztecs ritually sacrificed them, archaeologists say.
The Aztecs displayed the people they killed in towers called tzompantli. Archaeologists uncovered a…
Aylin Woodward
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13 discoveries in the last year have fundamentally altered our understanding of human history
One analysis revealed that the earliest known example of interbreeding between different human popu…
Aylin Woodward
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Ancient tools and DNA discovered in a Tibetan cave shed unprecedented light on humans' most enigmatic ancestor, the Denisovans
Anthropologists found an ancient jawbone, tools, and DNA in a Tibetan cave. They come from Denisova…
Aylin Woodward
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1,000-year-old Mayan 'scoreboard' for ancient soccer-like game discovered in Mexico
Experts identified the figures on the stone found at the Mayan Chichen Itza site in Mexico's Yucata…
Isobel van Hagen
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The carcass of an extinct cave bear thought to be over 22,000 years old was discovered in remote Siberia — the only find of its kind
Scientists found the cave bear's carcass preserved in the Siberian permafrost. Until now, they had …
Aylin Woodward
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'Magical' nails found in a 2,000-year-old Roman tomb were meant to stop the restless dead from haunting the living, archaeologists say
The burial site, found at Sagalassos in Turkey, contained 41 bent nails that were believed to have …
Marianne Guenot
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Brian Laundrie's remains have been sent to an anthropologist
Brian Laundrie's bones were found this week at a Florida nature preserve. The 23-year-old was a per…
Natalie Musumeci
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Ancient bodies of 'vampires' were buried with rocks in their mouths to stop them returning from the dead
Vampire myths have existed for centuries, with weird burial practices have been linked to these bel…
Marianne Guenot
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Archeologists discovered a 17th-century Polish 'vampire' with a sickle across its neck meant to prevent a return from the dead
The skeletal remains were found with a padlock attached to the big toe of the left foot, according …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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1,000 year-old Native American carvings of mysterious giant humanoids discovered on the ceiling of an Alabama cave
The only way to see the unique carvings was to digitally "stand back" from the low cave ceiling by …
Marianne Guenot
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Incas gave children selected for ritual sacrifice the ayahuasca drug to help reduce anxiety, scientists think
A study found traces of harmine, a component of ayahuasca, in the hair and toenails of mummified ch…
Marianne Guenot
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Largest-ever stash of mummy-embalming tools found in Egypt, may have been for lavish funeral 2,600 years ago
The discovery in Absuir, Egypt, is vast in its scale and could unpick some of the many mysteries of…
Marianne Guenot
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Psychedelic beer served at intimate dinner parties helped an ancient empire in the Andes rule for centuries, study finds
According to a new archaeological study, leaders of the Wari empire that ruled Peru added hallucino…