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The First Complete Ancient Egyptian Genome From 4,800-year-old teeth

The First Complete Ancient Egyptian Genome From 4,800-year-old teeth

Recent study sequences first complete ancient Egyptian genome, revealing genetic makeup of early Dynastic Egypt
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Sandee Oster
Neither Fully Neanderthal Nor Human: Who Was Buried in the Cave of Children?

Neither Fully Neanderthal Nor Human: Who Was Buried in the Cave of Children?

New analysis of ancient skull fragments reveals that one of the world’s oldest known burials may not have been of a Homo sapiens after all
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Sandee Oster
Greco-Roman Associations

Greco-Roman Associations

and the early Christian Movement
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Evan LeBlanc
Vengeful Woman Orchestrates Priestly Lover’s Death: The Brutal Murders of 14th-Century England

Vengeful Woman Orchestrates Priestly Lover’s Death: The Brutal Murders of 14th-Century England

New study creates a comprehensive Murder Map of three medieval English cities, revealing a list of harrowing murders
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Sandee Oster
Maize, Males, and Migration: Male Migration and the Introduction of Maize into the Sonoran Desert

Maize, Males, and Migration: Male Migration and the Introduction of Maize into the Sonoran Desert

New study looks at projectile points, mortuary practices, and bioarcheology to trace ancient migration patterns into the Sonoran Desert
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Sandee Oster
Raul Brandão’s Striking Analogy with Mark Twain’s Impressions of the Azores in ‘The Innocents…

Raul Brandão’s Striking Analogy with Mark Twain’s Impressions of the Azores in ‘The Innocents…

How two writers from opposite ends of the Atlantic found common ground on the shores of Faial island
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Rui Alves
How Scientists Are Turning Old Smartphones Into Tiny Data Centers

How Scientists Are Turning Old Smartphones Into Tiny Data Centers

A smart way to cut down on e-waste by putting unused phones to work on real computing tasks
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Rui Alves
DNA Reveals an Unknown Native American Group that Vanished Without a Trace

DNA Reveals an Unknown Native American Group that Vanished Without a Trace

Recent study mapping genetic migration routes into South America reveals previously unknown lineage
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Sandee Oster
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Not Long Ago, My Ancestors Slept in Cabinet Beds

Not Long Ago, My Ancestors Slept in Cabinet Beds

Why sleeping in a box bed made perfect sense back then
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Rui Alves
The Data Says be Kinder to Yourself

The Data Says be Kinder to Yourself

Three research-backed reasons to be calm in the face of failure
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James Horton, Ph.D
Gold Slaves: New Study Discovers First Ever Shackles Used on Egyptian Gold Miners

Gold Slaves: New Study Discovers First Ever Shackles Used on Egyptian Gold Miners

Excavations at Ghozza mine revealed 2,300-year-old restraints, confirming historical accounts that at least some gold miners were slaves
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Sandee Oster
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