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human origins

Cretaceous mammals may have resembled modern-day shrews

Our Ancestors Lived in Pairs More Than 65 Million Years Ago

Ancient Ape’s Inner Ears May Hold Key to Evolution of Walking on Two Feet

ancient human leaving a cave

Not All Prehistoric Humans Loved Meat — Some Were Vegetarians

Amazon rainforest

A Massive, Ancient Network of Cities Flourished in the Amazon for 1,000 Years

Three mammoths being watched by a family of ancient Alaskans

Where Woolly Mammoths Roamed, Humans Trailed Close Behind

Rescue archaeology

Saving Artifacts: Rescue Archaeology Prevents History From Being Erased

A funerary stele from Thassos, 480-450 B.C.E.

These 5 Ancient Civilizations Treasured Their Pets

Three-dimensional model of the only known picrodontid skull

A Tiny, Extinct Mammal Has Just Lost Its Primate Identity

Easter Rock Elephant Shrew in the African Bush

Dinosaurs May Be the Reason Why Humans Have Low Lifespans

pyramid of Una

Ancient Mummy-Making Techniques Are Finally Unwrapped

Malomirovo 1

Why Did Ancient Humans Start Riding Horses?

Cave painting at Carricola

Did Ancient Humans Ever Go to War With Neanderthals?

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