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Archaeology
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This fossilized butthole gives us a rare window into dinosaur sex
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The biggest ancient city you’ve probably never heard of is in Illinois
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Is it time to change the way we talk about human evolution?
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How Scotland forged a rare alliance between amateur treasure hunters and archaeologists
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Humans probably didn’t mean to tame sheep and goats
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Medieval knights rode tiny horses into battle
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Humans may have arrived in the Americas 15,000 years earlier than we thought
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These footprints could push back human history in the Americas
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The debate over ‘Dragon Man’ shows that human origins are still kind of messy
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Centuries-old tools reveal how the Chikasha people fought off conquistadors
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A discovery found in Germany’s ‘Unicorn Cave’ hints at Neanderthal art
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