Ancient History
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The oldest DNA ever found offers a peek into a lost world from two million years ago
Scientists have found genetic traces of the ancestors of modern reindeer, hares, lemmings and more from the DNA samples collected in Greenland.
Morten Allentoft, The Conversation
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The world’s first professional acrobats were flipping through West Asia 4,000 years ago
Accounting records and personal letters unveil troupes of huppû, who performed several times per month at special events.
Javier Alvarez-Mon, The Conversation & Yasmina Wicks, The Conversation
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How we discovered world’s oldest known cave painting of animals in a secret Indonesian valley
Dating to at least 45,500 years ago, the art portrays images of the Sulawesi warty pig.
Adam Brumm, The Conversation, Adhi Oktaviana, The Conversation, Basran Burhan, The Conversation & Maxime Aubert, The Conversation
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Fossil footprints of a mother, child reveal the story behind the longest known prehistoric journey
The footprints were spotted in a dried-up lakebed at White Sands National Park in the US.
Matthew Robert Bennett, The Conversation & Sally Christine Reynolds, The Conversation
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By studying ancient DNA, scientists are starting to untangle how East Asia was populated
Who were the first people to come to these regions? Which groups ended up predominant and which died out?
Melinda A Yang, The Conversation
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Discovery of 200,000-year-old beds throws light on the complex behaviour of ancient humans
Research suggests they understood the benefits of using ash underneath the grass to repel insects and pests.
Irene Esteban, The Conversation & Paloma de la Peña Alonso, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Chew on this: Ancient Scandinavians tasted gum 10,000 years ago
Stone Age people of Huseby Klevy chewed birch pitch, but most likely to use it as glue in tools rather than for pleasure.
Jan Hoole, The Conversation
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Enheduanna: The world’s first known author was a priestess in ancient Mesopotamia
The writer, poet and priestess composed several works of literature but is largely forgotten by the modern world.
Louise Pryke, The Conversation
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Findings on old stone tools in North Africa suggest new possibilities for the story of human origin
The tools found in what is now Algeria show that early humans likely spread across Africa more rapidly than first thought.
Mohamed Sahnouni, The Conversation & Mathieu Duval, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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In Egypt, there are messages carved on Pyramid walls like a 4,500-year-old form of social media
It began as an expedition to record the inscriptions of ancient Egyptian quarry workers.
Roland Enmarch, The Conversation
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Could a germ really have wiped out 15 million Aztecs, as scientists have claimed?
Despite new findings, the deaths can't be blamed on enteric fever alone.
Caroline Dodds Pennock, The Conversation
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Why Palaeolithic man avoided the Western Ghats, and other discoveries by an accidental archaeologist
In a new documentary, a filmmaker explores the life of Robert Foote, the father of Indian prehistory.
Vinita Govindarajan
The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record