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Category: Ancient World
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Health, environment, and society, Has there ever been period human history without, and more.
Health, environment, and society this week: A new review of archaeological and historical evidence challenges the assumption that war is a permanent feature of; and Frances Kellor, a progressive reformer and lesbian activist, spearheaded…
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Science and technology breakthroughs, Scientists figured out how, and more.
Science and technology breakthroughs this week: Researchers at EPFL have demonstrated a high-pulse-energy femtosecond laser on a photonic chip, achieving 1; and A new paper by Sergey Ivliev proposes that the Fermi Paradox may be resolved…
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Ancient discoveries and artifacts, Diminutive species Hobbit’ did, and more.
Ancient discoveries and artifacts unearthed this week: A new taphonomic analysis of Stegodon bones from Liang Bua cave on Flores reveals that Homo floresiensis was a; and A large-scale DNA analysis of 85 Iron Age Scythians, published in…
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This Ancient Monolith That Archaeologists Unearthed in Mexico May Depict People Receiving
Archaeologists unearthed an ancient monolith in Veracruz, Mexico, which may depict figures receiving a divine liquid during a ritual.
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This Ancient Monolith That Archaeologists Unearthed in Mexico May Depict People Receiving
Archaeologists unearthed an ancient monolith in Veracruz, Mexico, which may depict figures receiving a divine liquid during a ritual.
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Modern issues and historical origins, How United Nations was Born WWII, and more.
Modern issues and historical origins this week: The article outlines the WWII-era diplomatic sequence that produced the United Nations, framing it as a direct; and A Northwestern University study projects that water scarcity in the…
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Archaeological finds from ancient, Third Intermediate Period Egypt, and more.
Archaeological finds from ancient civilizations this week: The Third Intermediate Period (c.
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New discoveries in human evolution, weird result already weird, and more.
New discoveries in human evolution and ancient hominins this week: Proteomic analysis of dental enamel from 20 Homo naledi individuals recovered from South Africa’s Rising Star cave; and Archaeological and genetic evidence increasingly…
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Pre-Hispanic ruins and artifacts in, Archaeologists discover ‘never-before-seen’ pre-Hispanic
Pre-Hispanic ruins and artifacts in Mexico this week: Archaeologists in Veracruz, Mexico, have uncovered a pre-Hispanic site with a circular stone platform and a carved; and Archaeologists in Veracruz, Mexico, have uncovered a…
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Ancient plague outbreaks traced, Ancient DNA rewrites plague, and more.
Ancient plague outbreaks traced through DNA this week: Ancient DNA analysis of 5,500-year-old hunter-gatherer remains near Siberia’s Lake Baikal has identified the oldest; and Researchers analyzing ancient teeth from Siberian cemeteries…