Diary of Livingstone's Intrepid African Attendant Jacob Wainwright Digitized

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Fox News: Ancient tomb of mysterious man discovered in Egypt

Ancient tomb of mysterious man discovered in Egypt
Archaeologists recently unearthed a tomb in Egypt belonging to a mysterious man known as Tjt, dating all the way back to Ancient Egypt.

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Smithsonian: Archaeologists Discover Some of the Amazon's Oldest Human Burials

Archaeologists Discover Some of the Amazon's Oldest Human Burials
As early as 10,000 years ago, humans created settlements on elevated forest mounds in parts of southwestern Amazonia

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Ancient Origins: The origins of human beings according to ancient Sumerian texts

The origins of human beings according to ancient Sumerian texts
Sumer, or the 'land of civilized kings', flourished in Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq, around 4500 BC. Sumerians created an advanced civilization with its own system of elaborate language and writing, architecture and arts, astronomy and mathematics. Read more Section: News Human Origins Folklore Read Later

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Ancient Origins: 3,900-Year-Old Lost Inscriptions Surface at the Ancient Egyptian Amethyst Mines

3,900-Year-Old Lost Inscriptions Surface at the Ancient Egyptian Amethyst Mines
Archaeologists working in the timeworn deserts of Egypt have uncovered more than '100 ancient inscriptions' at Wadi el-Hudi, where ancient miners once collected amethysts which were believed to be imbued with supernatural powers. Read more Section: News History & Archaeology

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Ancient pee helps archaeologists track the rise of farming

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National Geographic: Pig brains partially revived hours after death. Here's what it means for people.

Pig brains partially revived hours after death. Here's what it means for people.
In a feat sure to fire up ethical and philosophical debate, a new system has restored circulation and oxygen flow to a dead mammal brain.

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Could Neanderthals Create Art? | Science

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The Hominins We've Been Calling Denisovans Are More Diverse Than Previously Thought

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Ancient Egypt: Archaeologists Discover Hidden Palace Marked With Symbols of Ramesses the Great

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Confirmed: New phase of matter is solid and liquid at same time

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Ancient Lost City of Mountain People Unearthed at Gates of Mesopotamia's First Empire

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Evidence for ancient religion discovered in Lake Titicaca

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Mysterious 4,000-year-old lost city discovered

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Fossils may capture the day the dinosaurs died. Here's what you should know.

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Fossils may capture the day the dinosaurs died. Here's what you should know.

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Which Came First, Vengeful Gods or Complex Civilizations?

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National Geographic: Surprising DNA found in ancient people from southern Europe

Surprising DNA found in ancient people from southern Europe
National Geographic

A study of 8,000 years of genetics from Spain and Portugal yields a surprisingly complex picture of the inhabitants' ancestry. Read the full story

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Ars Technica: Scientists think they’ve solved one mystery of Easter Island’s statues

Scientists think they've solved one mystery of Easter Island's statues
Ars Technica

Rapa Nui islanders survived by building strong communities around limited resources. Read the full story

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How a Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's Disease Helped Scientists Create a New Early Diagnosis Method

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Gizmodo: Humans Built Complex Societies Before They Invented Moral Gods

Humans Built Complex Societies Before They Invented Moral Gods
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The appearance of moralizing gods in religion occurred after—and not before—the emergence of large, complex societies, according to new research. This finding upturns conventional thinking on the matter, in which moralizing gods are typically cited as a prerequisite for social complexity. Read the full story

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Mariner's Astrolabe Recovered From Shipwreck Is the World's Oldest

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More than one reality exists, shocking study says

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NPR: Massive U.S. machines that hunt for ripples in space-time just got an upgrade

Massive U.S. machines that hunt for ripples in space-time just got an upgrade
NPR

The twin sites in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory are about to go back online. New hardware should make them able to sense more colliding black holes and other cosmic events. Read the full story

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Birds and Humans Are Depicted Together in This Rare Scene From 12000 Years Ago

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Pi Day is a lie: celebrate tau, the true circle constant instead - The Verge

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Newly Discovered Letters Show a Different Side of Mary, Queen of Scots

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A Medieval Arabic Medical Text Was Translated into Irish, Discovery Shows

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BuzzFeed: Don't Read These Jokes If Your Life Is Put Together, They're Not For You

Don't Read These Jokes If Your Life Is Put Together, They're Not For You
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"If a demon possessed me I'd just be like OK take it from here good luck man" Read the full story

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Artificial Intelligence Study of Human Genome Finds Unknown Human Ancestor

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Gizmodo: An Unknown Force is Blocking Car Key Fobs In This Canadian Town

An Unknown Force is Blocking Car Key Fobs In This Canadian Town
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For weeks, customers of a grocery store in the small town of Carstairs, Alberta, have been plagued by a mysterious something that has hindered them from driving their cars. Read the full story

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We May Have Figured Out Why Alexander The Great Didn't Rot For Six Days, And It's Pretty Horrifying | IFLScience

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How to Keep White Sneakers Clean: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

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CNN: Extinct gibbon found in Chinese tomb a warning for the world

Extinct gibbon found in Chinese tomb a warning for the world
CNN

Researchers have uncovered the skull and jaw of a now-extinct, but never-before-seen genus of gibbon, which they've named Junzi imperialis. Read the full story

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CNN: Archaeologists uncover remains of man crushed as he fled Pompeii

Archaeologists uncover remains of man crushed as he fled Pompeii
CNN

A man managed to escape the first eruptive fury of Vesuvius in 79 A.D., only to be crushed beneath a block of stone hurled by an explosive volcanic cloud, new excavations at the site suggest. Read the full story

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Ars Technica: Genghis Khan’s Mongol horde probably had rampant Hepatitis B

Genghis Khan's Mongol horde probably had rampant Hepatitis B
Ars Technica

Viral DNA recovered from ancient human remains sheds light on HBV's evolutionary past. Read the full story

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19th-Century Shipwrecks Found During the Search for MH370 | Time

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Fox News: Mysterious shipwreck discovered in Great Lakes believed to be nearly 200 years old

Mysterious shipwreck discovered in Great Lakes believed to be nearly 200 years old
Fox News

Experts are planning to investigate a mysterious Great Lakes shipwreck that they say may be the oldest in Lake Erie and might be nearly 200 years old. Read the full story

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The Atlantic: Ancient DNA is Rewriting Human (and Neanderthal) History

Ancient DNA is Rewriting Human (and Neanderthal) History
The Atlantic

The genomes of the long dead are turning up all sorts of unexpected and controversial findings. Read the full story

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National Geographic: 7,000-Year-Old Native American Burial Site Found Underwater

7,000-Year-Old Native American Burial Site Found Underwater
National Geographic

In an unprecedented discovery, archaeologists identify a site where prehistoric people once buried their dead—now submerged beneath the waves. Read the full story

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Smithsonian: Is This the Seal of the Prophet Isaiah?

Is This the Seal of the Prophet Isaiah?
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One archaeologist believes the relic may have belonged to the biblical figure, but there are major problems with her interpretation Read the full story

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National Geographic: See Inside This Newly Discovered Ancient Egyptian Cemetery

See Inside This Newly Discovered Ancient Egyptian Cemetery
National Geographic

Artifacts found inside the network of tombs suggest it contains a priest of the ancient Egyptian deity Thoth. Read the full story

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