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Cover Stories
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
Indigenous peoples have shucked billions of oysters around the world sustainably
Before Stonehenge monuments, hunter-gatherers made use of open habitats
Neanderthals of the north
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