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An ancient Egyptian’s complete genome has been read for the first time
The genome of a man who lived in Egypt over 4500 years ago offers a new window on the ancient society and hints at connections with Mesopotamia
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The remarkable tale of how humans nearly didn鈥檛 conquer the world
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Ancient mammoth-tusk boomerang is twice as old as we thought
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Ancient people took wallabies to Indonesian islands in canoes
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Tutankhamun was only a D-list pharaoh. So why was his tomb so opulent?
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Leprosy was in the Americas long before the arrival of Europeans
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Before the Great Wall, Chinese rulers built a shallow ditch
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We鈥檙e about to unlock the secrets of ancient human brains
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Medieval woman was executed and displayed on London riverbank
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Ancient Maltese temples may have been schools for celestial navigation
The alignment of some megalithic temples in Malta suggests they may have been used to teach sailors how to navigate by the stars
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First evidence of gladiator fight with lion seen in Roman-era skeleton
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Excavation in Sudan shows Roman Empire wasn鈥檛 as mighty as it claimed
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Ancient computer’s gears may not have been able to turn
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Iron Age site was a purple dye factory for centuries
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