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We鈥檙e about to unlock the secrets of ancient human brains
For the first time, we have a method for extracting proteins from preserved soft tissues like brains 鈥� which could be a treasure trove of evolutionary information
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Humans were crafting tools from whale bones 20,000 years ago
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What the complete ape genome is revealing about the earliest humans
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New Scientist recommends Curious Cures: Medicine in the medieval world
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Ancient camp shows how humans adapted to extreme cold in Europe
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An elegant account of how one ancient language went global
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Ancient humans may have faced radiation risk 41,000 years ago
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Denisovan fossil from Taiwan gives clue to mysterious ancient humans
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Arabia has been green for long spells in the past 8 million years
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The hunt for the birthplace of Indo-European languages
It鈥檚 incredibly tricky to pin down the origin of the language that led to the words spoken everywhere between Spain and India 鈥� and it鈥檒l be even harder to be sure we鈥檝e got it right
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Mammoth tusk flakes may be the oldest ivory objects made by humans
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Unusually tiny hominin deepens mystery of our Paranthropus cousin
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A radical new idea for how our ancestors invented stone tools
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Relics in Tutankhamun鈥檚 tomb hint he invented elaborate burial rites
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