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How DNA in dirt is reshaping our understanding of Stone Age humans

The surprise discovery that ancient human DNA can survive in sediments and soil is revolutionising the study of Paleolithic minds, behaviours and lifestyles

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Ancient genomes reveal when modern humans and Neanderthals interbred

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Game-changing archaeology from the past 5 years – and what’s to come

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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

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Read an extract from Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake

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Read an extract from Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake

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A cave in France is revealing how the Neanderthals died out

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A cave in France is revealing how the Neanderthals died out

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Rachel Kushner’s Booker-shortlisted Creation Lake is top-notch

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Rachel Kushner’s Booker-shortlisted Creation Lake is top-notch

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Genome of Neanderthal fossil reveals lost tribe cut off for millennia

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Neanderthal cooking skills put to the test with birds and stone tools

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Neanderthal child may have had Down’s syndrome

A fossil bone displaying features consistent with Down’s syndrome belonged to a Neanderthal child who survived beyond 6 years old, adding to evidence that these extinct humans cared for members of their community

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Oldest known human viruses found hidden within Neanderthal bones

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Astonishing images show how female Neanderthal may have looked

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Astonishing images show how female Neanderthal may have looked

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Genomes of modern Indian people include wide range of Neanderthal DNA

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Why tending your oral microbiome is the secret to a long, healthy life

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