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Neanderthals hunted cave lions with spears and made use of their pelts
Fossilised remains of extinct big cats called cave lions display evidence of butchery, showing that Neanderthals had the skills to take on top predators
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The Amazon may contain thousands of undiscovered ancient structures
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Humans lived on Spanish plateau during Earth’s last cold snap
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‘Dark earth’ made by Amazon farmers stores carbon for centuries
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Earliest evidence of buildings made from wood is 476,000 years old
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Stone Age carvings of animal footprints identified by expert trackers
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Cave art pigments show how ancient technology changed over 4500 years
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Terracotta Army shoes reveal secrets of ancient Chinese footwear
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‘Scent of eternity’ worn by ancient Egyptian mummy has been revealed
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The untold story of the curiously controversial Homo floresiensis dig
The discovery of Homo floresiensis revolutionised the study of human evolution, but it was rocked by accusations of theft. Twenty years on, here's the full story behind the episode
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Ancient humans may have worn shoes more than 100,000 years ago
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脰tzi the iceman was dark-skinned and balding, suggests genome analysis
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Ancient Babylonian arson in Jerusalem revealed by chemical clues
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Ancient make-up in Chinese tomb includes concealer and skin lightener
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