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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Why a celebrated Russian artist chose to become an Indian citizen
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From the biography: Why Indira Gandhi saw young Farooq Abdullah as the future leader of Kashmir
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Counterview: What Arundhati Roy and the secular intelligentsia get wrong about Modi’s India
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‘Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley’ review: Flippant fun gets in the way of suspense
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India at Asian Games, Sept 27, live blog: Women’s 25m pistol team wins gold; 50m 3P team win silver
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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: When cricket legend Kapil Dev got ‘kidnapped’ for a streaming platform’s World Cup 2023 ad
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Watch: Musician uses AI to make Lata Mangeshkar, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal and others sing together
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Watch: Models flaunt duct tape dress, post-it suit, and other symbols of fast-paced life
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Watch: Riders stranded upside down after amusement park ride malfunctions in Ontario, Canada
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Watch: A capella group sings mashup of a song from ‘Roja’ in three different languages
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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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‘Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley’ review: Flippant fun gets in the way of suspense
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In Prasanna Vithanage’s ‘Paradise’, an Indian marriage is tested by the Sri Lankan economic crisis
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‘Aankh Micholi’ trailer: Two families clash over a wedding
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Watch: Faith is put to the test in coming-of-age film ‘Bhagwan Bharose’
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‘Mission Raniganj’ trailer: Akshay Kumar stars in film about a mine rescue mission
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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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Asian Games, Equestrian: Sudipti Hajela reflects on first gold in 41 years – ‘It feels surreal’
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India at Asian Games, Sept 27, live blog: Women’s 25m pistol team wins gold; 50m 3P team win silver
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India at Asian Games, Sept 27 schedule: Campaign begins for women’s hockey, Shiva Thapa in boxing
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Watch, Asian Games: The Indian dressage team win the country’s first equestrian gold after 41 years
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Asian Games, Hockey: Ishika Chaudhary’s self-driven journey from Gwalior to Hangzhou, and beyond