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Virtual reconstruction of fifth distal phalanx from Denisova Cave. © Photo of distal fragment of phalanx: Eva-Maria Geigl, Institut Jacques Monod (CNRS / Université de Paris). Micro-CT scan and virtual reconstruction: Bence Viola, Department of Anthropolo
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Newfound phalanx fragment shows Denisovans closer to modern humans than Neanderthals

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© C Samir, A Fradi et J Braga
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In the Inner Depths of the Ear: The Shape of the Cochlea is an Indicator of Sex

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Emmanuel Mellet et Francesco d'Errico
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Neurosciences unlock the secret of the first abstract engravings

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© Fouille Programmée Le Cailar-UMR5140-ASM
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The Gauls embalmed the heads of their defeated enemies

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Discovery of the oldest known case of human lead exposure

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Discovery of the earliest drawing

The oldest known abstract drawing, made with ocher, has been found in South Africa’s Blombos Cave—on the face of a flake of siliceous rock retrieved…

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Ancient Nubia (present-day Sudan) : In the footsteps of the Napata and Meroe kingdoms
Aerial photo of the dig in December 2017© Vincent Francigny / Sedeinga archaeological mission
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Ancient Nubia (present-day Sudan): In the footsteps of the Napata and Meroe kingdoms

The archaeological site of Sedeinga is located in Sudan, a hundred kilometers to the north of the third cataract of the Nile, on the river's western…

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Unsaddling old theory on origin of horses
© Ludovic Orlando / Natural History Museum of Denmark / CNRS
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Unsaddling old theory on origin of horses

Botai horses were tamed in Kazakhstan 5,500 years ago and thought to be the ancestors of today's domesticated horses . . . until a team led by…

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Rock art : Life-sized sculptures of dromedaries found in Saudi Arabia
© Antiquity - CNRS/MADAJ, photo C. Poliakoff, drawing G. Charloux
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Rock art: Life-sized sculptures of dromedaries found in Saudi Arabia

At a remarkable site in northwest Saudi Arabia, a CNRS archaeologist and colleagues from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage …

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Discovery of a 4,000-year-old military network in northern Syria
© M.-O. Rousset - mission Marges arides
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Discovery of a 4,000-year-old military network in northern Syria

The discovery of more than a thousand sites in Syria has revised our understanding of the settlement of the steppes during all periods in the history…

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