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When does a bone become a fossil?

As organic material in a bone gets replaced by minerals over time, it becomes a fossil. But that can happen at different rates even within the same individual

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Submerged wall could be the largest Stone Age megastructure in Europe

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Tooth analysis reveals ancient Iberian leader was female

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Ancient Scandinavians wrote encrypted messages in runes 1500 years ago

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Stone tools in Filipino cave were used to make ropes 40,000 years ago

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Plague first came to Britain from Europe at least 4000 years ago

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Stone Age blueprints are the oldest architectural plans ever found

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Famous Benin Bronzes from West Africa used metal sourced in Germany

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HHXJTH Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

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The archaeologists recreating the secrets of prehistoric technology

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Relics illuminate the wreck of HMS Gloucester, a 17th-century warship

Shipwrecked off the Norfolk coast in 1682, the HMS Gloucester was rediscovered in 2007. A new exhibition showcases some of the items found on board

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Earliest signs of horse riding found in 5000-year-old human remains

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Moai statue discovered in a dried-up lake on Easter Island

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Hidden corridor in Egypt’s Great Pyramid mapped with cosmic rays

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AI spots Mesopotamian archaeological sites in satellite images

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