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  Derwin Fritts

  

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  New dating method shatters our understanding of human evolution

  bigthink.com - Jasna Hodžić

  Hominins link the great apes with modern humans on the evolutionary tree. Ancestral hominins mark a crucial transition in the story of human …

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  Derwin Fritts

  

  3 days ago

  Remarkable 4,000-Year-Old Seahenge In Norfolk – What Was The Purpose Of The Bronze Age Monument?

  ancientpages.com - AncientPages.com

  Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - One of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries of recent times was the uncovering of the so-called Seahenge …

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  Derwin Fritts

  

  4 days ago

  Ancient humans at Cradle of Humankind are a million years older than we thought

  SYFY WIRE - Cassidy Ward

  Long ago in The Land Before Time (now streaming on Peacock!), when dinosaurs roamed the earth, Little Foot and his friends set out on a grand …

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  Derwin Fritts

  

  5 days ago

  Scientists Successfully Sequence the DNA of a Man From the Pompeii Eruption for the First Time

  My Modern Met - Jessica Stewart

  In 79 CE, thousands of lives instantly changed when the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the town of Pompeii under 23 feet of ash and debris. Over 2,000 people perished in the disaster, many inside their homes. Now, for the first time, researchers have been able to fully sequence the DNA of one …

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  Derwin Fritts

  

  3 days ago

  Does This Major Archaeological Find Mean Fairies Should Be Taken Seriously?

  The Daily Beast - Candida Moss

  Some of the artifacts, scientists said, are one-of-a-kind objects that hint at the “fairy world” of ancient Chinese religion and …

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  Derwin Fritts

  

  5 days ago

  Tomb linked to King Arthur is to be dug up after 5,000 years undisturbed in an effort to learn more about the magical figure

  dailymail.co.uk - Catrin Picton

  A tomb dating back 5,000 years that has never been excavated before, is set to be dug up. According to legend, Arthur's stone in Herefordshire has …