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We can finally hear the long-hidden music of the Stone Age
Ancient rock art was meant to be heard as well as seen and now acoustic archaeologists are bringing the sounds of prehistoric rituals to life
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Neanderthals’ hefty noses weren鈥檛 well adapted to cold climates
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Cradle of humanity is still revealing new insights about our origins
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Does the family tree of ancient humans need a drastic rewrite?
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Denisovans may have interbred with mysterious group of ancient humans
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Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch
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Ancient lead exposure may have influenced how our brains evolved
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Early hominin had human-like dexterity and gorilla strength
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Who were the first humans to reach the British Isles?
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A compelling book about the end of the Neanderthals is a rare treat
Forget the tropes about how violence or maybe volcanic eruptions killed off our ancient cousins, The Last Neanderthal by Ludovic Slimak offers a very different take on how they died out
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Does this sculpted head show an ancient hunter-gatherer’s hairstyle?
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Understanding the Denisovans means understanding ourselves
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An incredible Denisovan skull is upending the story of human evolution
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Exploring humanity’s ancient origins in fantastic new BBC documentary
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