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https://www.history.com/articles/bog-bodies
What Bog Bodies Reveal About Ancient Human Life | HISTORY
Dec 9, 2025 - Remains from peat wetlands offer insight into human history.
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/human-ancestor-little-foot-new-face
The ancient human ancestor ‘Little Foot’ gets a new face
Mar 2, 2026 - A new digital reconstruction of the face of an early Australopithecus specimen helps add details about the origins of our own species.
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https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2023/may/ancient-human-dna-found-20000-year-old-bone-jewellery.html
Ancient human DNA found in 20,000-year-old tooth jewellery | Natural History Museum
DNA contained inside ancient jewellery is opening a window into the lives of our prehistoric ancestors.
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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.inverse.com/health/viking-disease-might-have-ancient-human-cousin-origin
“Viking Disease” Might Have Actually Come From This Ancient Human Cousin
Jun 14, 2023 - New research finds that the genetic origins of Dupuytren's contracture were inherited from Neanderthals.
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https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/homo-luzonensis-small-ancient-human-species-philippines.html
Homo luzonensis: A small, ancient human species from the Philippines | Natural History Museum
The ancient human species Homo luzonensis is one of the most recent and mysterious branches to be added to the human evolutionary tree. Find out more about...
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https://www.sciencealert.com/traces-of-mysterious-ancient-human-population-discovered-in-colombia
Traces of Mysterious Ancient Human Population Discovered in Colombia : ScienceAlert
Colombia sits on the land through which Homo sapiens first spread from Central America to South America more than 14,500 years ago, making it a crucial...
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https://nextory.com/se/book/why-we-need-to-be-wild-one-womans-quest-for-ancient-human-answers-to-21st-century-problems-5464673
Why We Need to Be Wild : One Woman's Quest for Ancient Human Answers to 21st Century Problems –...
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https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2026/april/seal-tooth-pendant-reveals-ancient-human-culture-long-distance-trading.html
Seal tooth pendant reveals ancient human culture and long-distance trading | Natural History Museum
The identity of a mysterious artefact found in Devon almost 160 years ago has finally been revealed.
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-chinese-skull-human-roots
An ancient Chinese skull might change how we see our human roots
Sep 25, 2025 - Digital reconstruction of a partially crushed skull suggests new insight into Homo sapiens’ evolutionary relationship to Denisovans and Neandertals.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/human-origins-folklore/greek-mythology-and-human-origins-0064
Human Origins According to Ancient Greek Mythology | Ancient Origins
Aug 19, 2020 - The origins of humanity in ancient Greek mythology involves love, hope, and a hefty dose of vengeance and violence between the gods.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/evolution-human-origins
Evolution & Human Origins | Ancient Origins
We bring you all the latest news and discoveries relating to human origins and evolution. The more fossils that are unearthed, the more researchers admit that...
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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01204-5?error=cookies_not_supported&code=ecf63d41-e451-4dcc-8477-db7173b1d833
Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution
Apr 15, 2026 - Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, behaviour and other traits.
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https://thedebrief.org/ancient-dna-reveals-a-virus-that-learned-to-live-inside-the-human-genome/
Ancient DNA Reveals a Virus That Learned to Live Inside the Human Genome - The Debrief
Jan 17, 2026 - A virus that infects nearly all children early in life has, in rare cases, been present within human DNA for thousands of years.
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https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-ancient-ape-may-have-evolved-a-key-human-trait
Mysterious Ancient Ape May Have Evolved a Key Human Trait : ScienceAlert
Around 7 million years ago, a little creature braved wildcats and hyenas to cross the floodplains of Bulgaria – and she may have done so on two legs.
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https://news.emory.edu/features/2020/10/esc-ancient-dna/index.html
Ancient DNA lab maps little-explored human lineages
Emory scholars study genetics of deep past to better understand modern-day populations of the Americas
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/human-origins-science/human-skull-challenges-out-africa-theory-001283
The human skull that challenges the Out of Africa theory | Ancient Origins
Jul 9, 2019 - This is the account of the discovery of a skull that has the potential to change what we know about human evolution,
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https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/society-in-depth/1266790/fasting-how-ancient-habits-may-rewire-modern-human/
Fasting: How ancient habits may rewire modern human | eKathimerini.com
A new study led by Greek and international scientists reveals that prolonged abstention from animal products – like during traditional Orthodox fasting – can...
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/egyptian-breast-milk-remedy-00102596
Egyptian Human Breast Milk Remedy Could Well Be Effective | Ancient Origins
A 3,500-year-old Egyptian medical papyrus recommends human breast milk for eye disease. New research suggests this ancient remedy may actually work for dry eye...
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