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New Superhenge?
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Anthropology & Archeology
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2 years ago
(CNN) Stonehenge, the world-renowned circle of bluestone columns in an isolated field in southwest England, has been shrouded in mystery for centuries. But it seems there's even more to this...
In a Sign of the Times, Experts Across the Smithsonian Have Drafted Its First Institution-Wide Restitution Policy
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Anthropology & Archeology
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2 years ago
“What do we want to be? How do we see our value as an institution today? What do we believe and what do we prioritize? What statements do we want to make about past acquisitions that may raise...
Oldest evidence of human activity unearthed in African cave
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Anthropology & Archeology
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3 years ago
A team of Canadian and Israeli researchers have unearthed the earliest evidence of human occupation in a cave, dating back about two million years until nearly modern times. A large cave nestled...
Indigenous South American tribes found to have ancient Australian DNA
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Anthropology & Archeology
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3 years ago
Australia is deemed the most isolated continent on Earth, but DNA from early indigenous groups spread throughout the world and specifically into the ancient bloodline of South American tribes....
Why Did Ancient Indigenous Groups in Brazil Hunt Sharks?
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Anthropology & Archeology
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3 years ago
In a snowy forest near Montreal, Martin Lominy aimed his bow at a butchered hog, hanging from twine between two trees. A craftsman who recreates ancient tools, Lominy was helping archaeologists...
Massive 3,000-year-old ceremonial complex discovered in 'plain sight'
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Anthropology & Archeology
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4 years ago
An enormous 3,000-year-old earthen platform topped with a series of structures, including a 13-foot-high pyramid, has been identified as the oldest and largest monumental construction discovered...
SEE THE FACE OF YOUR 100,000-YEAR-OLD ANCESTOR
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Anthropology & Archeology
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5 years ago
SEE THE FACE OF YOUR 100,000-YEAR-OLD ANCESTOR Israeli team used DNA to design first Denosivan replica BY MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN, JERUSALEM POST, SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 Portrait of...
Drought exposes long-submerged 'Spanish Stonehenge' monument
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Anthropology & Archeology
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5 years ago
By Denise Chow A 7,000-year-old monument dubbed “Spanish Stonehenge” has been exposed for the first time in 50 years, after drought conditions in western Spain dropped water levels in a...
Ancient Siberia was home to previously unknown humans, say scientists
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Anthropology & Archeology
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5 years ago
DNA analysis reveals hardy group genetically distinct from Eurasians and East Asians Nicola Davis @NicolaKSDavis Wed 5 Jun 2019 13.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 5 Jun 2019...
Denying Jerusalem's Jewish History Despite Archaeological Evidence
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Anthropology & Archeology
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5 years ago
Denying Jerusalem's Jewish History Despite Archaeological Evidence by Lawrence A. Franklin , Gatestone Institute, September 26, 2019 The City of David Foundation recently...
12 curious truths about Stonehenge
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Anthropology & Archeology
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5 years ago
12 curious truths about Stonehenge The world's most famous ring of standing stones has been studied for centuries, yet we learn something new about it all the time. MELISSA BREYER,...
Greek find called earliest sign of our species out of Africa
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Anthropology & Archeology
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5 years ago
NEW YORK — Scientists say they've identified the earliest known sign of our species outside Africa. It's a chunk of skull recovered from a cave in southern Greece. The fossil's estimated age is at...
Closest-known ancestor of today’s Native Americans found in Siberia
Via: kavika
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Anthropology & Archeology
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5 years ago
Indigenous Americans, who include Alaska Natives, Canadian First Nations, and Native Americans, descend from humans who crossed an ancient land bridge connecting Siberia in Russia to Alaska tens...
Ancient star explosions could have led early humans to walk upright
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Anthropology & Archeology
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5 years ago
More than six million years have passed since early humans first walked upright, and it’s still unclear exactly why we made the switch from four legs to two. One popular theory holds that the...
If reason exists without deliberation, it cannot be uniquely human
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Anthropology & Archeology
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5 years ago
Philosophers and cognitive scientists today generally comprehend the domain of reason as a certain power of making inferences, confined to the thoughts and actions of human beings alone. Like...
Oldest human footprint found in the Americas confirmed in Chile: researcher
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Anthropology & Archeology
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5 years ago
An ancient footprint is pictured, having formed cracks due to desiccation after being extracted from its original site, in Osorno, Chile sometime in April 2019. Universidad Austral de Chile,...
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