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Mesopotamia quiz: Test your knowledge about the ancient civilizations of the Fertile Crescent
By Kristina Killgrove published
Are you as assured as Ashurbanipal about your knowledge of Mesopotamia, or as dim as Nimrud?

'Alien' skull of toddler is actually evidence of long-standing practice of head shaping
By Kristina Killgrove published
Workers digging a pipeline in Argentina found the flattened skull of an ancient toddler, raising questions about its asymmetrical shape.

125,000-year-old 'fat factory' run by Neanderthals discovered in Germany
By Perri Thaler published
An analysis of ancient animal bones found in Germany suggests that Neanderthals extracted grease from them to gobble up 125,000 years ago.

8 ancient Roman shoes of 'exceptional size' discovered at Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall
By Kristina Killgrove published
Eight XXL leather shoes have been recovered from Magna, a Roman-era fort along Hadrian's Wall.

Oldest and most complete ancient Egyptian human genome ever sequenced reveals ties to Mesopotamia
By Perri Thaler published
In a first, researchers have sequenced the complete genome of a man from ancient Egypt, and the results reveal that he had genetic ties with Mesopotamian DNA.

'Puzzling' bronze discs adorned with lion heads discovered in Roman-era grave
By Aristos Georgiou published
The bronze artifacts may have served as coffin handles for a burial in what is now Israel, but the true nature of the find remains unclear.

Monomachos Crown: The 1,000-year-old crown honoring 'the one who fights alone' found by a farmer in a field
By Kristina Killgrove published
One of only three surviving Byzantine crowns, it depicts a man and two sisters who jointly ruled the empire in the 11th century.

See the stunning reconstruction of a Stone Age woman who lived 10,500 years ago in Belgium
By Aristos Georgiou published
The detailed reconstruction brings the prehistoric hunter-gatherer to life, revealing an intriguing set of features.
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