Humans have left clues of our existence throughout time, leaving behind burials, artifacts and written records that hint at our evolution, beliefs, practices and cultures. Studying the archaeological record shows us that the oldest known bones belonging to Homo sapiens are 300,000 years old, or that the world’s oldest civilizations arose at least 6,000 years ago.
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2,000-year-old shipwreck may be Egyptian 'pleasure barge' from last dynasty of pharaohs
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Brutal lion attack 6,200 years ago severely injured teenager — but somehow he survived, skeleton found in Bulgaria reveals
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Science news this weekNeanderthals made fire, orcas and dolphins team up, and the 'Star of Bethlehem' explored
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16th-century gallows and dozens of skeletons discovered in France
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'They had not been seen ever before': Romans made liquid gypsum paste and smeared it over the dead before burial, leaving fingerprints behind, new research finds
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Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories — but not the ones told by Homer
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'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England
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2,000-year-old shipwreck may be Egyptian 'pleasure barge' from last dynasty of pharaohs
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'Hot knives and brute force': King Tut's mummy was decapitated and dismembered after its historic discovery. Then, the researchers covered it up.
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Ancient Egyptian pharaoh moved another ruler's body and stole his tomb, hundreds of funerary figurines suggest
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Anomalies in Giza pyramid may indicate an unknown entrance
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Merit's wig: A 3,400-year-old Egyptian headpiece smoothed down with ancient homemade hair gel
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Science history: Archaeologists discover King Tut's tomb, and rumors of the 'mummy's curse' begin swirling — Nov. 4, 1922
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3,500-year-old Egyptian military fortress with ancient ovens and fossilized dough discovered in Sinai Desert
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'The papyrus also recommends putting a clove of garlic in your vagina before bed': The texts that reveal the baffling healthcare for women in ancient Egypt
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Tutankhamun quiz: How much do you know about the famous boy king from ancient Egypt?
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'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England
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The 'hobbits' may have died out when drought forced them to compete with modern humans, new research suggests
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'An extreme end of human genetic variation': Ancient humans were isolated in southern Africa for nearly 100,000 years, and their genetics are stunningly different
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Modern humans arrived in Australia 60,000 years ago and may have interbred with archaic humans such as 'hobbits'
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Are humans still evolving? An anthropologist breaks it down.
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A fossilized foot found 15 years ago belonged to enigmatic human relative that lived alongside Lucy, scientists say
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Neanderthals cannibalized 'outsider' women and children 45,000 years ago at cave in Belgium
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Science history: Iconic 'Lucy' fossil discovered, transforming our understanding of human evolution — Nov. 24, 1974
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Did Neanderthals have religious beliefs?
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'They had not been seen ever before': Romans made liquid gypsum paste and smeared it over the dead before burial, leaving fingerprints behind, new research finds
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Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories — but not the ones told by Homer
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1,800-year-old 'piggy banks' full of Roman-era coins unearthed in French village
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What if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian?
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Roman sun hat: A 'very rare' 1,600-year-old brimmed cap that may have protected a Roman soldier from Egyptian sandstorms
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2,000-year-old gold ring holds clue about lavish cremation burial unearthed in France
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Archaeologists discover decapitated head the Romans used as a warning to the Celts
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Were there female gladiators in ancient Rome?
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Archaeologists find 'unique' blood-red gemstone at Roman fort beyond Hadrian's Wall
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Ash Pendant: The only known depiction of a pregnant Viking woman
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1,000-year-old 'king' game piece with a distinctive hairstyle is 'as close as we will ever get to a portrait of a Viking'
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1,100-year-old Viking hoard reveals raiding wealthy only 'part of the picture' — they traded with the Middle East too
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Hornelund Brooches: Viking age gold ornaments mysteriously buried in Denmark 1,000 years ago
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Viking Age burial of chieftain with 'enormous power' found in Denmark — and he may have served Harald Bluetooth
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Viking Age woman was buried with her dog in an elaborate 'boat grave,' excavations reveal
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1,000-year-old Viking Age hoard has a pendant that may be a cross or Thor's hammer
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Braided gold Viking arm-ring discovered by amateur metal detectorist on Isle of Man
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Archaeologist sailed a Viking replica boat for 3 years to discover unknown ancient harbors
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'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England
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New discoveries at Hadrian's Wall are changing the picture of what life was like on the border of the Roman Empire
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Ash Pendant: The only known depiction of a pregnant Viking woman
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