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Our understanding of human ancestry has changed dramatically since the discovery of Lucy the ancient hominin 50 years ago. Here is the history of humanity as we know it today.
In early modern Britons consulted diviners to find stolen goods, learn about the next harvest, or scrutinise their marriage fortunes.
A new discovery is shedding more light on the overlap between the two species of human, despite the challenges of exploring this distant time
Genetic analysis of two skull fragments dating back almost 40,000 years shows that our species colonised Europe from the east and interbred with our Neanderthal cousins.
In the 17th century, the mullet was written about with imperial and racist overtones.
From unwrapping parties to grinding-up mummies to make medicine, Europe has a long and strange relationship with Ancient Egyptian remains.
A new study doubles the age of ancient DNA in sub-Saharan Africa, revealing how people moved, mingled and had children together over the last 50,000 years.
Denisova Cave in Siberia has a rich fossil history of early humans - and deposits of droppings from hyenas, wolves and even bears, according to a new analysis of the cave’s dirt floor.
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Directrice de recherche CNRS, co-responsable de l'équipe Épigénome et paléogénome de l'Institut Jacques Monod, Université Paris Cité
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Directeur de Recherche CNRS, co-responsable d'équipe de recherche, Institut Jacques Monod, Université Paris Cité
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Curator of Human Evolution of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Research Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
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Associate research scientist, University of Wollongong
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Yale University
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Associate Professor and Director, Flinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, Flinders University
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Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of Wollongong
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Professor of Scientific and Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Early Modern History, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
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Professor in Pathways Education, University of Southern Queensland
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Research Associate, University of Cambridge; University of Warwick
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Professor of Archaeology and Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool
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Emeritus Professor of History, University of Warwick