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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Viking DNA helps reveal when HIV-fighting gene mutation emerged: 9,000 years ago near the Black Sea
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Famous tomb said to hold Alexander the Great's father actually contains younger man, a woman and 6 babies, study finds
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OpinionWas it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference
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Hatnefer's heart scarab: An exquisite ancient Egyptian gold necklace inscribed with the Book of the Dead
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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society
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'It was deliberately hidden': Gold hoard of nearly 600 coins found in Czech Republic may date to World War II
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1940s Ford car found on wartime US carrier wreck
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Hatnefer's heart scarab: An exquisite ancient Egyptian gold necklace inscribed with the Book of the Dead
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Archaeologists unearth tree-lined walkway that led to ancient Egyptian fortress in Sinai Desert
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Ancient Egyptians drew the Milky Way on coffins and tombs, linking them to sky goddess, study finds
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Hidden messages found on 3,300-year-old Egyptian obelisk in Paris
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'Royal Egyptian inscription' of Ramesses III's name is first of its kind discovered in Jordan
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Tomb of ancient Egyptian prince discovered at Saqqara — and it has a giant 'false' pink door
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What is the ancient Egyptian 'Eye of Horus' — and why is it found in so many burials?
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What is the 'Eye of Horus' and why is it found in so many ancient Egyptian burials?
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'Major' ancient Egyptian town discovered — and it has a jug stamped with the name of Nefertiti's daughter
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2,000-year-old bed barricade unearthed in Pompeii house — likely a family's last attempt to escape Vesuvius' eruption
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1,800-year-old warhorse cemetery held remains of a beloved horse — and a man considered an 'outsider' to Roman society
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Pompeii quiz: How much do you know about the Roman town destroyed by Mount Vesuvius?
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Mini ice age was final death blow to Roman Empire, unusual rocks in Iceland suggest
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Severe drought helped bring about 'barbarian' invasion of Roman Britain, study finds
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Lion mauled gladiator to death 1,800 years ago in Roman Britain, controversial study suggests
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Mass grave of Roman-era soldiers discovered beneath soccer field in Vienna
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Archaeologists may have finally discovered famous 'lost' canal built by Julius Caesar's uncle
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Jewish ritual bath discovered near Rome is the 'oldest discovery of its kind in the world'
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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society
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7 myths about the Vikings that are (almost) totally false
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Hårby Valkyrie: A 1,200-year-old gold Viking Age woman sporting a sword, shield and ponytail
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Viking quiz: How much do you know about these seaborne raiders, traders and explorers?
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'Vulva stone' and coin jewelry among remarkable treasures discovered at Viking burial site in Norway
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Were the Vikings really that violent?
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1,200-year-old Viking cemetery with 'stone ship' burials discovered in Sweden
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Why didn't the Vikings colonize North America?
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50 Viking Age burials discovered in Denmark, including a woman in a rare 'Viking wagon'
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