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Leprosy was in the Americas long before the arrival of Europeans

The history books say Europeans brought leprosy to the Americas, but analysis of ancient DNA reveals that a form of the disease was present in Argentina and Canada much earlier

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Before the Great Wall, Chinese rulers built a shallow ditch

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We’re about to unlock the secrets of ancient human brains

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Medieval woman was executed and displayed on London riverbank

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Ancient Maltese temples may have been schools for celestial navigation

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First evidence of gladiator fight with lion seen in Roman-era skeleton

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Excavation in Sudan shows Roman Empire wasn’t as mighty as it claimed

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Ancient computer's gears may not have been able to turn

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Iron Age site was a purple dye factory for centuries

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Drought may have sped the demise of Rapa Nui sculpture culture

A decades-long stretch of extremely low precipitation in the 1500s may have spurred cultural changes among the Rapa Nui people that reduced time spent building statues, but not all archaeologists agree

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Bronze naval ram from Roman battle recreated using ancient techniques

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Archaeologists uncover settlement from golden age of ancient Egypt

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Gripping story reveals race to crack world's oldest script, cuneiform

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Relics in Tutankhamun’s tomb hint he invented elaborate burial rites

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