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18th-century monk's anus was stuffed with wood chips and fabric to mummify him, researchers discoverAn 18th-century Austrian monk who died of tuberculosis was mummified in an extremely unusual way.
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'Overkill' injuries on Bronze Age skeletons reveal fierce feuding in ancient ChinaA unique Bronze Age cemetery in China has revealed a high frequency of injuries suggestive of intense, violent interactions.
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'Groundbreaking' ancient DNA research confirms Pueblo peoples' ties to famous Chaco Canyon siteNew genetic research confirms what the oral traditions of the Picuris Pueblo people of New Mexico have long described — that they're related to the Indigenous people of Chaco Canyon.
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Mass grave of Black Union soldiers slaughtered during the Civil War may lie under a Kentucky soybean field, high-tech scans revealArchaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas in the Civil War.
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Stone Age tombs for Irish royalty aren't what they seem, new DNA analysis revealsA reanalysis of ancient DNA shows that a major cultural change took place in Ireland after four centuries of farming.
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Elite Celtic warrior had healed arrowhead injury in his pelvis, 3D bone analysis revealsA Celtic warrior was injured in battle 2,500 years ago. Archaeologists were able to identify the weapon based on 3D scans of his skeleton.
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'Hairy books' were covered in sealskin by medieval monksA scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from as far away as Greenland.
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Human sacrifices found in a Bronze Age tomb in Turkey were mostly teenage girlsArchaeologists are unsure why unrelated teenagers were buried in an elaborate Bronze Age tomb but think their age may be a clue.
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Why modern humans have smaller faces than Neanderthals and chimpanzeesWe have smaller faces than Neanderthals and even chimps. A new study may explain how this came to be.
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