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In 1926, Archaeologists Found The Skull Of The “Devil's Tower Child" Neanderthal And Changed Everything We Knew About This Extinct Human SpeciesNeanderthal adult and child

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In 1926, Archaeologists Found The Skull Of The “Devil's Tower Child" Neanderthal And Changed Everything We Knew About This Extinct Human SpeciesNeanderthal adult and child
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In 1926, Archaeologists Found The Skull Of The “Devil's Tower Child" Neanderthal And Changed Everything We Knew About This Extinct Human Species

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Earliest Evidence For Fire Use Suggests Homo Erectus May Have Transported Flames 1.79 Million Years AgoPrehistoric human with burning torch

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Earliest Evidence For Fire Use Suggests Homo Erectus May Have Transported Flames 1.79 Million Years AgoPrehistoric human with burning torch
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Earliest Evidence For Fire Use Suggests Homo Erectus May Have Transported Flames 1.79 Million Years Ago

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Neanderthals Ate Maggots And Mosquitoes, But Prehistoric European Humans Couldn’t Stomach BugsFried grasshoppers

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Neanderthals Ate Maggots And Mosquitoes, But Prehistoric European Humans Couldn’t Stomach BugsFried grasshoppers
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Neanderthals Ate Maggots And Mosquitoes, But Prehistoric European Humans Couldn’t Stomach Bugs

clock-iconJune 5, 2026
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A Cold Case From The Ice Age: Someone Butchered This Mammoth 26,000 Years Ago In A Place That Was Too Cold For Humans To LiveWoolly mammoth

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A Cold Case From The Ice Age: Someone Butchered This Mammoth 26,000 Years Ago In A Place That Was Too Cold For Humans To LiveWoolly mammoth
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A Cold Case From The Ice Age: Someone Butchered This Mammoth 26,000 Years Ago In A Place That Was Too Cold For Humans To Live

clock-iconJune 3, 2026
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14,400 Years Ago, Five Hunter-Gatherers And Their Dog Explored A Treacherous Bear Cave In Italy. This Is How They Lit Their WayPrehistoric adults, children and dog carrying torches through a cave

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14,400 Years Ago, Five Hunter-Gatherers And Their Dog Explored A Treacherous Bear Cave In Italy. This Is How They Lit Their WayPrehistoric adults, children and dog carrying torches through a cave
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14,400 Years Ago, Five Hunter-Gatherers And Their Dog Explored A Treacherous Bear Cave In Italy. This Is How They Lit Their Way

clock-iconJune 3, 2026

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You Could Be Carrying Up To 4 Percent Neanderthal DNA – And It May Be Weakening Your Virus DefensesEpstein-Barr virus

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You Could Be Carrying Up To 4 Percent Neanderthal DNA – And It May Be Weakening Your Virus DefensesEpstein-Barr virus
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You Could Be Carrying Up To 4 Percent Neanderthal DNA – And It May Be Weakening Your Virus Defenses

clock-iconMay 29, 2026

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How Did Ancient Humans Make Their Beds? 200,000-Year-Old Grass Found In An Iconic Cave Just Revealed The AnswerBorder Cave

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How Did Ancient Humans Make Their Beds? 200,000-Year-Old Grass Found In An Iconic Cave Just Revealed The AnswerBorder Cave
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How Did Ancient Humans Make Their Beds? 200,000-Year-Old Grass Found In An Iconic Cave Just Revealed The Answer

clock-iconMay 27, 2026

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Denisovan DNA From 3 Distinct Populations Found In Modern Humans, Revealing Hidden Complexity In How Ancient Hominins Interacted With Our AncestorsSoutheast Asian people

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Denisovan DNA From 3 Distinct Populations Found In Modern Humans, Revealing Hidden Complexity In How Ancient Hominins Interacted With Our AncestorsSoutheast Asian people
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Denisovan DNA From 3 Distinct Populations Found In Modern Humans, Revealing Hidden Complexity In How Ancient Hominins Interacted With Our Ancestors

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Neanderthals And The "Cult Of The Sun Bird": Were Golden Eagles Worshipped By Our Ancient Relatives?Golden Eagle flying against snow background

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Neanderthals And The "Cult Of The Sun Bird": Were Golden Eagles Worshipped By Our Ancient Relatives?Golden Eagle flying against snow background
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Neanderthals And The "Cult Of The Sun Bird": Were Golden Eagles Worshipped By Our Ancient Relatives?

clock-iconMay 26, 2026

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Facial Reconstruction Of 45,000-Year-Old Woman Models What Europe's First Humans Looked LikeFacial approximation of a Zlaty kun woman

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Facial Reconstruction Of 45,000-Year-Old Woman Models What Europe's First Humans Looked LikeFacial approximation of a Zlaty kun woman
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Facial Reconstruction Of 45,000-Year-Old Woman Models What Europe's First Humans Looked Like

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Burnt Bones In Ethiopia Are The Earliest Evidence Of Human Cremation Yet Found – At 100,000 Years OldA photo showing researchers on a sparce sandy field site. The terrain is a dark brownish color with no greenery. There are people scattered within the shot, some by small trenches in the ground and some clustered together with equipment. A silver topped tend is visible in the foreground.

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Burnt Bones In Ethiopia Are The Earliest Evidence Of Human Cremation Yet Found – At 100,000 Years OldA photo showing researchers on a sparce sandy field site. The terrain is a dark brownish color with no greenery. There are people scattered within the shot, some by small trenches in the ground and some clustered together with equipment. A silver topped tend is visible in the foreground.
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Burnt Bones In Ethiopia Are The Earliest Evidence Of Human Cremation Yet Found – At 100,000 Years Old

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Early Human Ancestors Processed And Transported Meat 1.6 Million Years AgoAn image showing the reconstructed skull of Homo erectus. The skull is dark brown coloured and has clear fracture lines across various parts showing how it was put together. The skull is set against a white background and is missing its jaw.

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Early Human Ancestors Processed And Transported Meat 1.6 Million Years AgoAn image showing the reconstructed skull of Homo erectus. The skull is dark brown coloured and has clear fracture lines across various parts showing how it was put together. The skull is set against a white background and is missing its jaw.
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Early Human Ancestors Processed And Transported Meat 1.6 Million Years Ago

clock-iconMay 14, 2026

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400,000-Year-Old Teeth Could Reveal How Mysterious “Super-Archaic” DNA Made Its Way From Ancient Hominins To Modern HumansImage of a tooth from the Zhoukoudian site.

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400,000-Year-Old Teeth Could Reveal How Mysterious “Super-Archaic” DNA Made Its Way From Ancient Hominins To Modern HumansImage of a tooth from the Zhoukoudian site.
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400,000-Year-Old Teeth Could Reveal How Mysterious “Super-Archaic” DNA Made Its Way From Ancient Hominins To Modern Humans

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What Killed the Neanderthals? A Lack of Social Connection May Have Played A Big Role In Their ExtinctionSkull of a Neanderthal in the museum

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What Killed the Neanderthals? A Lack of Social Connection May Have Played A Big Role In Their ExtinctionSkull of a Neanderthal in the museum
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What Killed the Neanderthals? A Lack of Social Connection May Have Played A Big Role In Their Extinction

clock-iconMay 2, 2026

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Neanderthals Didn’t Go Extinct Because Of Their Intelligence – They Were Likely Just As Smart As UsNeanderthal skull

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Neanderthals Didn’t Go Extinct Because Of Their Intelligence – They Were Likely Just As Smart As UsNeanderthal skull
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Neanderthals Didn’t Go Extinct Because Of Their Intelligence – They Were Likely Just As Smart As Us

clock-iconApril 27, 2026