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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

About 3 billion people speak Indo-European languages like English and Hindustani, and it seems the first such tongue was spoken south of the Caucasus mountains

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Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

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Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

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Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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Tutankhamun's burial chamber

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There is no secret burial chamber in Tutankhamun’s tomb

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Ancient humans in Philippines may have given rise to ‘hobbits’

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Ancient humans in Philippines may have given rise to ‘hobbits’

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Ancient Swedish massacre hints at chaos after the fall of Rome

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Ancient Swedish massacre hints at chaos after the fall of Rome

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

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Ancient finger bone may reveal humanity's path out of Africa

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Lost villages from centuries ago found in the Amazon rainforest

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Lost villages from centuries ago found in the Amazon rainforest

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Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

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Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

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Oldest dog burial suggests prehistoric humans loved dogs as pets

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Oldest dog burial suggests prehistoric humans loved dogs as pets

A dog that was buried with its owners 14,000 years ago was chronically ill throughout its life, yet its owners repeatedly nursed it back to health – suggesting a deep bond of friendship

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Early Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes

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Ancient rock art rewrites the natural history of Arabia

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Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

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Primate archaeology: Digging up secrets of the monkey Stone Age

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