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Ancient humans evolved to be better teachers as technology advanced

As our ancestors developed more advanced tools and cultural practices, they also developed new ways of explaining concepts to others – culminating in the emergence of complex language

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Tutankhamun London: The Immersive Experience Pres Images

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New Scientist recommends Tutankhamun: The immersive exhibition

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

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Humans were crafting tools from whale bones 20,000 years ago

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What the complete ape genome is revealing about the earliest humans

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Reading the Regime du Corps

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New Scientist recommends Curious Cures: Medicine in the medieval world

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Ancient camp shows how humans adapted to extreme cold in Europe

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HR8B2Y Tocharian manuscript THT133

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An elegant account of how one ancient language went global

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Ancient humans may have faced radiation risk 41,000 years ago

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Denisovan fossil from Taiwan gives clue to mysterious ancient humans

A fossil jawbone found by fishers in the Taiwan Strait has extended the known range of ancient Denisovan people thousands of kilometres to the east

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Arabia has been green for long spells in the past 8 million years

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The hunt for the birthplace of Indo-European languages

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Mammoth tusk flakes may be the oldest ivory objects made by humans

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Unusually tiny hominin deepens mystery of our Paranthropus cousin

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