Archaeology
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Co-evolution of humans and pathogens
Analysis of ancient skeletons suggests we adapt to pandemics.
Humans have lived through pandemics for centuries, and according to a reconstruction of ancient infectious diseases, ...
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Really ancient art
A kangaroo painting is now Australia’s oldest known rock art.
An image of a kangaroo has been identified as Australia’s oldest known rock painting, dated to over 17,000 years old....
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Medieval tipples
New research finds evidence of winemaking in Islamic Sicily.
Chemical residue from grapes has been found inside medieval containers from Islamic Sicily, suggesting there was wine...
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Koala teeth map history
Adelaide’s past as told by koala teeth.
If you want to know how Adelaide, South Australia, was settled by Europeans, you may need to look at rat and koala te...
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Gut stubborn
Some useful human microorganisms have long, long histories.
Humans and Neanderthals could have more in common than just DNA – we also might share the microorganisms in our gut. ...
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Mud shroud
Scientists find unknown ancient preservation technique on old mummy.
Advanced scientific techniques have revealed a rare painted shell, or carapace, of mud within the wrappings of an Egy...
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The origins of money
Standardised Bronze Age objects may have acted as ancient currency.
From cowrie shells to native resources and animals, currency in some shape or form has long been a part of human hist...
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Lessons from the past
Could Indigenous wisdom help us create a “good Anthropocene”?
The Anthropocene marks relentless and increasingly grave environmental degradation as the Earth faces tipping points ...
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Conversation
Oldest cave painting of animals found in Indonesia
Painting of Sulawesi warty pig dates back at least 45,500 years.
By Adam Brumm, Adhi Oktaviana, Basran Burhan and Maxime Aubert from Griffith University The dating of an exception...
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People chose the coast during the big chill
Evidence found of persistent occupation in South Africa.
Excavations on South Africa’s southeast coast have uncovered evidence of persistent human occupations from the end of...
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Men hunt and women gather. But not always
Female hunters likely common in early Americas.
Scientists may have to rethink the prevailing view that prehistoric hunting was exclusively the domain of men. The...
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Neanderthal milk teeth reveal their secrets
Study offers new evidence on weaning and growth.
Neanderthal children grew and were weaned in much the same way as Homo sapiens, new research suggests. Virtual ren...