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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/denisovans-mated-modern-humans-0011688
Modern Humans Could Have Mated With Denisovans as Recently as 15,000 Years Ago | Ancient Origins
A study on the genetic analysis of Papuans DNA concludes that Denisovans mated with modern humans as late as 15,000 years ago. The analysis could transform our...
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https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/ancient-roman-empire-defeated-jerusalem/
2,000 years ago, ancient Roman forces annihilated Jerusalem. Was its destruction inevitable? |...
Apr 22, 2026 - The first of the Jewish-Roman wars was interrupted by one of the defining events of the 1st century, and gave birth to one of ancient Rome’s most powerful...
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https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/more-advanced-farming-women-married-hunter-gatherer-men-in-europe-thousands-of-years-ago-ancient-dna-reveals
'More advanced' farming women married hunter-gatherer men in Europe thousands of years ago, ancient...
Mar 8, 2026 - Two researchers discuss how ancient DNA is used to track how people moved and lived during Britain's Bronze Age.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/homo-sapiens-asia-00102569
Arrowhead Marks Indicate Homo sapiens Were in Asia 80,000 years ago | Ancient Origins
Obi-Rakhmat arrowheads dated to 80,000 years hint Homo sapiens used bow-like weaponry in Central Asia - evidence that may shift Eurasian settlement timelines.
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https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/news/22419/
Ancient squids dominated the ocean 100 million years ago – Hokkaido University
A new fossil discovery technique reveals that squids originated and rapidly became abundant, dive...
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-science-space/pole-shift-neanderthal-extinction-0022034
Did a Pole Shift 41,000 Years Ago Doom the Neanderthals to Extinction? | Ancient Origins
A pole shift 41,000 years ago caused the earth to be inundated with dangerous solar rays, and this likely played a role in the extinction of the Neanderthals.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/prehistoric-bow-and-arrow-00102606
1,400 Years Ago, the Bow and Arrow Reshaped North American Hunting | Ancient Origins
Discover how the bow and arrow rapidly replaced the atlatl in western North America 1,400 years ago, reshaping prehistoric hunting traditions and survival...
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https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260218031601.htm
Ancient drought may have wiped out the real-life hobbits 61,000 years ago | ScienceDaily
A massive, centuries-long drought may have driven the extinction of the “hobbits” of Flores. Climate records preserved in cave formations show rainfall...
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https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2025/august/ancient-human-species-island-hopping-asia-over-a-million-years-ago.html
An ancient human species was island hopping in Asia over a million years ago | Natural History...
A human species arrived on the island of Sulawesi in southeast Asia more than 800,000 years earlier than previously known.
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https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-landscape-reveals-bones-of-humans-who-lived-100000-years-ago
Ancient Landscape Reveals Bones of Humans Who Lived 100,000 Years Ago : ScienceAlert
A monumental archaeological excavation in Africa has uncovered the lives of the humans who lived there 100,000 years ago.
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https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-dna-reveals-mysterious-indigenous-group-from-colombia-that-disappeared-2-000-years-ago
Ancient DNA reveals mysterious Indigenous group from Colombia that disappeared 2,000 years ago |...
Jun 4, 2025 - A new analysis of ancient DNA reveals a previously unknown lineage of hunter-gatherers who lived in what is now Colombia.
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https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2026/january/ancient-humans-made-elephant-bone-tools-europe-half-a-million-years-ago.html
Ancient humans made elephant bone tools in Europe half a million years ago | Natural History Museum
A prehistoric tool is reshaping our understanding of Europe’s early inhabitants.
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https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260423031540.htm
Ancient mass grave reveals how a pandemic wiped out a city 1,500 years ago | ScienceDaily
A newly confirmed mass grave in ancient Jordan offers chilling insight into one of history’s first pandemics. Hundreds of plague victims were buried within...
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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202603/1356885.shtml
Ancient bronze drum from about 2,000 years ago discovered in Southwest China - Global Times
A bronze drum dating to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) has been unearthed by a farmer in Weixin county, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. The relic was...
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2469565-ancient-hunters-may-have-used-throwing-spears-300000-years-ago/
Ancient hunters may have used throwing spears 300,000 years ago | New Scientist
Mar 4, 2025 - Preserved wooden spears from hundreds of thousands of years ago seem to have been suitable for throwing, not just close-range attacks
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