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Cover Stories
Excavations reveal first known depictions of two biblical heroines
Dental evidence shifts view of Homo presence in South Africa
Study shows Indigenous people harvested oysters sustainably for thousands of years
Ancient DNA reveals sources of migration to Micronesia and female household-centered social structure, showing Micronesia distinct from nearby southwest Pacific
Underwater jars reveal Roman period winemaking practices
Revised ages of South African Australopithecus fossils
Indigenous communities used the Caribbean Sea as an aquatic highway
Tenochtitlán’s lessons for the future of megacities
Olive trees were first domesticated 7,000 years ago
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