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Cover Stories
12,000-year old stones may be very early evidence of wheel-like technology
Location of the world’s oldest ochre mine detected
Penn Cultural Heritage Center Launches First-of-Its- Kind National Study on Collecting Practices, Paving Pathways for the Future of U.S. Museums
DNA evidence rewrites histories for people buried in volcanic eruption in ancient Pompeii
The origin of writing in Mesopotamia is tied to designs engraved on ancient cylinder seals
Multi-layered site in Tajikistan’s Zeravshan Valley uncovered, offering new insights into human expansion
AlUla World Archaeology Symposium opens with insightful discussions and sneak peek at 15 masterpieces from Naples museum
Ancient DNA brings to life history of the iconic aurochs, whose tale is intertwined with climate change and human culture
The ‘urban revolution’ was slow in Bronze Age Arabia
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