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Mexican experts discover first temple of god depicted as skinned human corpse 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 1388
'Little Foot' endocast reveals a small brain combining ape-like and human-like features 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 1487
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'Spirits Won't Rest': DNA Links Ancient Bones to Living Aboriginal Australians 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1110
Some people have slightly squashed heads thanks to Neanderthal DNA 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 1307
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Sentinel Island's 'peace-loving' tribe had centuries of reasons to fear missionary 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 6 1001
Artificial intelligence for studying the ancient human populations of Patagonia 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 917
New archaeological site revises human habitation timeline on Tibetan plateau 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 967
Did a new form of plague destroy Europe's Stone Age societies? 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 11 1016
Hey, that's our stuff: Maasai tribespeople tackle Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 954
This Woman Anthropologist Made First Friendly Contact With Andaman Tribe 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1209
New Excavations at Mayan 'Time Capsule' Village in El Salvador 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 10 1585

Anthropology Continued...

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Medieval Skeleton Wearing Leather Thigh-High Boots Found in River Thames 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 12 1170
Algeria the new 'cradle of civilization?' 1 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Dec 2018 6 1495
Skeletons found in London archaeology dig reveal noxious environs 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 8 1140
Stone Tools Found In Algeria Could Rewrite Existing Theories On Human Origins 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 13 1136
Archaeologists Are Looking for Dead Sea Scrolls Inside 2 Newfound Qumran Caves 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 9 987
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Unraveling Khipu: The Inca Knot Language 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1043
Ice Age Cave Art Found Under Layers of Centuries-Old Graffiti 3 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1209
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Photos: Mini Terracotta Army Hidden in China Pit 3 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 8 1539
Penises of the Ancient World 7 JHan Nov 2018 Nov 2018 7 1680
Skull damage suggests Neandertals led no more violent lives than humans 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 3 1027
Dozens of cat mummies found in 6,000-year-old tombs in Egypt 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 8 1114
Ancient Ceremonial Complexes Revealed in World's Driest Desert 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 4 858
Short stature in rainforest hunter-gatherers may be linked to cardiac adaptation 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 968
Ancient human population histories revealed in Central and South America 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 864
Crossing From Asia, the First Americans Rushed Into the Unknown 0 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 4 1086
3-D model of Neanderthal rib cage busts myth of 'hunched-over cavemen' 0 icymist Nov 2018 Nov 2018 10 1112
Scientists reveal 10,000-year-old mummy is Native American ancestor 0 icymist Nov 2018 Nov 2018 4 907
Oldest known animal drawing found in remote Indonesian cave 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1022
The Inca Empire 3 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1862
Controversial Spearpoints Could Rewrite the Story of the First Americans 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Nov 2018 11 1074
Secret tunnels found below Mexico's Pyramid of the Moon 'passageway to the underworld' 3 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Nov 2018 5 1410
ANCIENT PERU: 3,000-YEAR-OLD BURIAL SITES DISCOVERED WITH GOLD, OBSIDIAN AND EVEN A LLAMA 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 8 818
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Peruvian archeologists discover pre-Columbian statues 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 9 1652
Brazil museum fire: Prized 'Luzia' fossil skull recovered 0 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1011
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Health Care Let Neandertals "Punch above Their Weight" 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 893
ANCIENT BEHEADINGS AND HOLY KINGS: 'BRUTAL SLAUGHTER' REVEALED AT JERUSALEM MASS BURIAL SITE 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 901

Anthropology Continued...

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Medieval bath may be earliest Jewish vestige in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 935
Ancient Andean Genomes Show Distinct Adaptations To Farming And Altitude 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 845
Salt: Mover and shaker in ancient Maya society 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1010
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An Unknown Ancient Civilization in India Carved This Rock Art 3 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 1276
How Neanderthals stopped humans being wiped out by flu 4 left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 Oct 2018 10 1244
Cobra-Crowned Sphinx Statue with Ceremonial Beard Discovered in Egypt 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 6 1016
Stone Engravings of Famous Warrior Pharaoh Found in Ancient Egyptian Temple 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 862
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Ancient Mediterranean 'Juglet' Contained Traces of Opium 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1051
Mama Giraffes' Spot Patterns Are Passed Down to Their Babies 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 948
Anthropologist explains why Trump's boasts about his 'very large brain' are hilariously self-defeati 3 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 9 1282
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Archaeologists unearth Roman road in Netherlands 1 left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 Oct 2018 7 1220
Gender Egalitarianism Made Us Human: The 'Feminist Turn' In Human Origins 0 ellenrr Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1253
Neanderthals Used Their Hands for Precision, Not Just Power 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1170
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