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Cover Stories

The Death Chambers of Herculaneum

Scientists have teased a horrific story from the remains of the ill-fated inhabitants of a once opulent and thriving seaside city of the Roman Empire.

Aegean Connections (Episode 2)

In this second episode of the podcast series, a scholar of Aegean studies sheds more light on the knowns and unknowns of the ancient Aegeans through this interview with a scholar of Linear B,...

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    Other Stories

    A Child of darkness

    The first partial skull of a child of Homo naledi begins to give us insight into all stages of life of this remarkable species.

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