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Fossil teeth

A skull suggests humans have been getting piercings for 12,000 years

27 January 2020

The teeth of a man who lived in prehistoric Africa are worn in a way that suggests he had three facial piercings, the second oldest such find in the world
fossil footprints

Neanderthals may have climbed an active volcano soon after it erupted

22 January 2020

Footprints on an extinct Italian volcano suggest ancient humans were regular visitors, and the shapes of the tracks point to the identity of the trackmakers

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