3 d. ago Archaeologists unearth structures 7,000 years older than Stonehenge in discovery that reshapes human history

In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have unearthed ancient structures that they believe reshape our understanding of human history.

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4 d. ago Ancient humans wrapped infected feet in mouldy bread and peed on toes to sort calluses

One remedy for corns was the ashes of a dead bird, while medieval Brits used raw meat bandages for hard skin on the feet. Ancient humans did some gross things to keep their feet healthy

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6 d. ago Ancient humans practiced 'child cannibalism' as toddler bones found in 800,000

Child cannibalism appeared to have been accepted by our ancestors – claim scientists, who have been looking at human remains with bite marks – but not for the reasons you'd expect

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1 week ago What the bones of an ancient child reveal about inbreeding between humans and Neanderthals

Modern humans and Neanderthals may have interacted 100,000 years earlier than previously thought

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1 week ago Bones of ancient child suggest humans could have interbred with Neanderthals earlier than thought

Modern humans and Neanderthals may have interacted 100,000 years earlier than previously thought

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2 w. ago Mystery of ancient DNA marker rewrites story of how humans first reached the Americas

New research has thrown light on one of the world's greatest genetic oddities - a DNA marker which shows up in Europe and America, but nowhere else.

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