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Cover Stories
Analysis of 4.4-million-year-old ankle exposes how earliest ancestors moved, evolved
Ancient lead exposure shaped evolution of human brain
From Ancient Artifacts to Modern Accidents: How Regional Discoveries in New York Reflect Legal Lessons in Preservation and Responsibility
Large-scale prehistoric hunting structures in Europe
Paranthropus and the Greatest Whodunit of All Time
Tracing Faith Through Time: Catholic Pilgrimages and Archaeological Treasures of Poland
From Stone Age to Steel Age: Tracing the Archaeology of Human Innovation
Underwater Worlds: Archaeology of Flooded Cities and Submerged Ruins
Ancient teeth provide new insight into the lives of the world’s first farming villagers
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