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17 Apr

Iron Age site was a purple dye factory for centuries

April 17, 2025
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Stone tools with purple dye residue found at Tel Shiqmona in IsraelMaria Bukin/Shalvi et al., 2025, PLoS One, CC-BY 4.0 For centuries, ...

16 Jan

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Ancient society may have carved ‘sun stones’ to end volcanic winter

January 16, 2025
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Stone plaques with sun motifs found on Bornholm island, DenmarkAntiquity Publications/John Lee, National Museum of Denmark Hundreds of ...

14 Jan

Science

Intricate ancient tattoos revealed by shining lasers on mummies

January 14, 2025
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The tattooed hand of a 1200-year-old mummy from PeruMichael Pittman and Thomas G Kaye The intricate details of tattoos inked more than ...

01 Jan

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How DNA in dirt is reshaping our understanding of Stone Age humans

January 1, 2025
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Ancient human remains are rare and don’t necessarily contain DNAShutterstock/Microgen It was an otherwise ordinary day in 2015 when Viv...

24 Aug

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Neolithic engineers used scientific knowledge to build huge megalith

August 24, 2024
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The interior of the monument in Spain known as the Menga dolmenMiguel Ángel Blanco de la Rubia Neolithic people seem to have understood...

06 Jul

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Britain saw centuries of economic growth under Roman rule

July 6, 2024
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A hoard of Roman gold coins found below the floor of a Roman house in Corbridge, UKWorld History Archive/Alamy After the Romans conquer...

30 Jun

Science

Neanderthal child may have had Down’s syndrome

June 30, 2024
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Neanderthal reconstruction at the Museum of Natural History Vienna in AustriaNeanderthals/Alamy Stock Photo A Neanderthal child with Do...

23 Jun

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World’s oldest wine found in 2000-year-old Roman tomb

June 23, 2024
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The 2000-year-old wine found in a Roman tomb in Carmona, SpainJuan Manuel Román/University of Cordoba A reddish liquid found in a 2000-...

22 Jun

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Easter Island’s legendary societal collapse didn’t actually happen

June 22, 2024
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The people of Easter Island built hundreds of monolithic statues called moaiStephanie Morcinek via Unsplash The widespread claim that t...

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