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Cover Stories
Newly discovered ancient Amazonian cities reveal how urban landscapes were built without harming nature
Leicester archaeologists expand excavations at Leicester Cathedral site
Research confirms eastern Wyoming Paleoindian site as Americas’ oldest mine
Tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia
Where were Herod the Great’s royal alabaster bathtubs quarried?
Composition of incense in ancient China
The genetic origins of the world’s first farmers clarified
Livestock and dairying led to dramatic social changes in ancient Mongolia, U-M study shows
Complex human childbirth and cognitive abilities a result of walking upright
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