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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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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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: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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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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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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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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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana