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  The Parthenon Was Once Illuminated by Dazzling Tricks of Light, New Study Finds

  artnet.com - Richard Whiddington

  The Parthenon was deliberately dark, research suggests. In its bid to claim the mantle as the Athens of the South, the city of Nashville constructed a …

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  Ancient wooden spears found in Germany may have been wielded by Neanderthals, a new study suggests

  phys.org - by Adithi Ramakrishnan

  A set of ancient wooden spears may be younger than scientists thought and wielded by Neanderthals instead of their ancestors. The complete spears made …

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  When the Plow Turned the Tables: How Inequality Took Root in Human History

  anthropology.net

  The Ox and the Origins of Unequal SocietiesLong before hedge funds, private property, or multinational tax havens, human societies were surprisingly …

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  Chimpanzees Use Tools Like Humans, But One Discovery Left Researchers Stunned

  Animals Around The Globe - Esther Evangeline, MSc Zoology

  Chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, continually surprise scientists with their advanced behaviors. One aspect capturing significant attention …

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  British tin might have fueled the rise of some Bronze Age civilizations

  sciencenews.org - Bruce Bower

  Chemical evidence of tin from coastal British sites reaching Bronze Age Mediterranean societies highlights a supply chain dispute.

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  Archaeologists Unearth 2,300-Year-Old Sword Decorated With Two Small Swastikas in a Celtic Necropolis

  Smithsonian Magazine - Sonja Anderson

  Found in France, the site featured more than 100 graves filled with ancient metal artifacts—including bracelets, brooches and two well-preserved …