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Ancient people carved mysterious symbols near dinosaur footprints

Dinosaur footprints and rock carvings, both highlighted with dashed lines, at the Serrote do Letreiro site in Brazil Leonardo Troiano/…

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Ancient canoes hint at bustling trade in Mediterranean 7000 years ago

The canoes are up to 10 metres long and made from hollowed out trees Gibaja et al., 2024, PLOS ONE,…

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Ancient campsite may show how humans survived Toba volcano super-eruption

An archaeological site in the lowlands of Ethiopia where ancient humans lived 74,000 years ago John Kappelman An campsite in…

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British Pompeii: Amazingly preserved Bronze Age village reveals life in ancient England

An intact hafted axe found under one of the structures that burnt down at the Must Farm site Cambridge Archaeological…

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Ancient Greece’s biggest port is older than we thought

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like…

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Biomolecules from formaldehyde on ancient Mars

Organic materials discovered on Mars may have originated from atmospheric formaldehyde, according to new research, marking a step forward in…

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First DNA study of ancient Eastern Arabians reveals malaria adaptation

People living in ancient Eastern Arabia appear to have developed resistance to malaria following the appearance of agriculture in the…

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Wasabi could help preserve ancient Egyptian papyrus artefacts

Ancient Egyptian papyrus scrolls can be damaged by fungi Paul Williams / Alamy Wasabi vapours are potent enough to kill…

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Ancient trees’ gnarled, twisted shapes provide irreplaceable habitats

Earth’s oldest, knotted and scarred pine trees are a boon for forest life.  These old mountain pines (Pinus uncinata) offer…

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Little groundwater recharge in ancient Mars aquifer, according to new models

Mars was once a wet world. The geological record of the Red Planet shows evidence for water flowing on the…

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