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The Sciences

Ancient Carvings of Camels Acted as Road Signs to Water in the Desert Around 12,000 Years Ago

A series of images of shells and pigments.

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This Ancient Shell Workshop Appeared in France When Modern Humans First Arrived, Around 42,000 Years Ago

An ancient human stands in a forest, holding a stone and a stone point. 

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A Crushed Cranium From One Million Years Ago Could Transform Our Timeline of Human Origins

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Neanderthal Families Took Trips to the Beaches of Portugal Around 80,000 Years Ago

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Early Human Ancestor Found to be More Leopard Prey than Predator Thanks to AI

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Culture Could Be Driving Human Evolution and Turning Us Into Superorganisms

A hand holds a handaxe against an idyllic background.

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researchers conducting a field strvey in ayvalk

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Ancient Humans May Have Migrated From Anatolia to Europe on a Long-Lost Land Bridge

An illustration of a larval fish, indicating its cloaca with a black dot.

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fingers tracing over the surface of a pool 

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Our Fingers and Toes Trace Their Origins to a Surprising Structure in Fish, And It Isn&rsquo;t Their Fins

A bunch of grapes sitting on top of a metal table.

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Bronze and Iron Age People Focused on Olive and Grape Crops, Making Wine and Olive Oil a Priority

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Humans Outlived Neanderthals Likely Because of Differences in Anatomy and Social Skills

The Aztec Empire: Ruins of the Aztec pyramid in Teotihuacan

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What Happened to the Aztec Empire? Lost Artifacts Help Rejuvenate Its Past

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Ancient People Brought Animals From Far and Wide for Elaborate Feasts in Bronze Age Britain

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人类起源

大约12000年前，沙漠中古代骆驼雕刻充当了水源路标

大约42000年前，当现代人类首次抵达法国时，这个古老的贝壳作坊就出现了

一百万年前的破碎头骨可能会改变我们人类起源的时间线

约 80,000 年前，尼安德特人家庭曾前往葡萄牙海滩度假

早期人类祖先被发现更像豹子的猎物而非捕食者，这得益于人工智能

文化可能正在驱动人类进化，并将我们变成超个体

古代人类可能通过一条失落的陆桥从安纳托利亚迁徙至欧洲

我们的手指和脚趾的起源可追溯到鱼类中一个令人惊讶的结构，而且不是它们的鳍

青铜时代和铁器时代的人们专注于橄榄和葡萄作物，优先生产葡萄酒和橄榄油

人类比尼安德特人活得更久，可能因为解剖结构和社交技能的差异

阿兹特克帝国发生了什么？失落的文物帮助重现其过去

青铜时代，古代人从远方运来动物，举行盛大的宴会

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