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Archaeology

'Dogor', an 18,000 year-old wolf puppy from Yakutia which was included in the study

Life

Dogs are descended from two populations of ancient wolves

Modern dogs have ancestry from wolves in Asia and Europe, according to a study analysing DNA from 72 ancient wolves going back 100,000 years

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MF0B5A Pharaoh driving a chariot in battle, ancient Egypt. Hand-colored engraving of a bas-relief

Humans

Was warfare responsible for the origin of complex civilisation?

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A selection of flint artefacts excavated at the site

Humans

UK鈥檚 earliest hand axes were made by ancient humans 560,000 years ago

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Wood burning fire

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AI finds hidden evidence of ancient human fires 1 million years ago

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LAMBOURN, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 17: Free-range chickens of breed Isa 257 roam freely at Sheepdrove Organic Farm, Lambourn, England. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)

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We may now know when chickens were domesticated 鈥� but not why

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ERCOLANO, ITALY - APRIL 22: General view of the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum on April 22, 2022 in Pompei, Italy. Visits to the underground path of the Ancient Theater of the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum start again, after a period of closure imposed by the limitations due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ancient Theater, destination of the grand tour, was buried by the eruption of 79 AD. it was the first monument to be discovered in the Vesuvian sites during the eighteenth century. In 1738, King Charles III of Bourbon began an intense excavation that marked the beginning of modern Western archeology. (Photo by Ivan Romano/Getty Images)

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Proteins in human bones near Pompeii survived temperatures of 500掳C

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The two individuals found in the ?Casa del Fabbro? or "House of the Craftsman" (room 9) in Pompeii. Credit: Notizie degli Scavi di Antichit?, 1934, p. 286, fig. 10.

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An ancient Roman who died in Pompeii has had their genome sequenced

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Ancient footprints in New Mexico鈥檚 White Sands National Park.

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Ice Age Footprints review: Ancient humans鈥� arrival in North America

Culture
Fofanny Reservoir. The peat-covered uplands of the North of Ireland are today used mainly for commercial forestry, sheep-grazing and outdoor recreation, but were formerly wooded and farmed.

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A small Irish community survived a millennium of plagues and famines

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Photograph showing ambient light levels and the position of replica plaquettes in relation to the fire during experiment E.

Humans

Stone Age Europeans may have gathered to watch animations by the fire

The campfire was a social hub for ancient humans, and a virtual reality investigation suggests that the flickering light may have made art etched on flat rocks look animated

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Earliest evidence for Maya calendar may have been found in Guatemala

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Ancient footprints show children splashed in puddles 11,500 years ago

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Fate of buried Java Man revealed in unseen notes from Homo erectus dig

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AI can help historians restore ancient texts from damaged inscriptions

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