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Did the Vikings Think the Gods Were Watching Them? 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1449
Damage to Ancient Carving of Egyptian Couple Was Meant to Hurt Them in the Afterlife 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1286
Long-Hidden 'Pyramid' Found in Indonesia Was Likely an Ancient Temple 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2019 Jan 2019 7 1613
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A medieval woman's work left blue pigment on her teeth 3 Judi Lynn Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1495
Archaeologist debunks the myth of "the nearly naked Bushmen" 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1715
Sino-Egyptian joint archaeological team works to crack password to ancient Egypt 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1316
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Seagrass Safeguards Human History 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1213
Skulls With 'Surfer's Ear' Suggest Ancient Pearl Divers in Panama 5 Judi Lynn Jan 2019 Jan 2019 15 2396
Egypt uncovers intact 4,400-year-old pharaonic tomb near Giza pyramids 1 Judi Lynn Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 1652
Archaeologists Identify Oldest Known Human Burial in Lower Central America 3 left-of-center2012 Jan 2019 Jan 2019 9 1826
Giant "Ice House" discovered under the streets of Marylebone 5 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Jan 2019 9 2627
Mexican experts discover first temple of god depicted as skinned human corpse 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 1590
'Little Foot' endocast reveals a small brain combining ape-like and human-like features 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 1814
Search on for early man skeletons in Mt Kenya as ancient tools found 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 6 1684
Lake Titicaca: Underwater museum brings hope to shores 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 10 1784
Egypt announces discovery of 4,400-year-old tomb 9 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 46 4221
'Spirits Won't Rest': DNA Links Ancient Bones to Living Aboriginal Australians 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1348
Some people have slightly squashed heads thanks to Neanderthal DNA 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 1552
Ancient coloured 'pencil' up to 50,000 years old found in Siberia 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 21 2029
Prehistoric Cave Paintings Show That Ancient People Had Pretty Advanced Knowledge of Astronomy 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 1920
We Just Got Evidence of a Mysterious New Species of Early Human Hiding in Plain Sight 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 12 1503
Sentinel Island's 'peace-loving' tribe had centuries of reasons to fear missionary 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 6 1176
Artificial intelligence for studying the ancient human populations of Patagonia 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1090
New archaeological site revises human habitation timeline on Tibetan plateau 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1194
Did a new form of plague destroy Europe's Stone Age societies? 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 11 1232
Hey, that's our stuff: Maasai tribespeople tackle Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 1167
This Woman Anthropologist Made First Friendly Contact With Andaman Tribe 1 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1432
New Excavations at Mayan 'Time Capsule' Village in El Salvador 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 10 1766

Anthropology Continued...

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Medieval Skeleton Wearing Leather Thigh-High Boots Found in River Thames 3 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 12 1452
Algeria the new 'cradle of civilization?' 1 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Dec 2018 6 1720
Skeletons found in London archaeology dig reveal noxious environs 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 8 1383
Stone Tools Found In Algeria Could Rewrite Existing Theories On Human Origins 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 13 1315
Archaeologists Are Looking for Dead Sea Scrolls Inside 2 Newfound Qumran Caves 0 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 9 1130
Confused about if this article should be posted in Science or Anthropology.... 7 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1653
Unraveling Khipu: The Inca Knot Language 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1205
Ice Age Cave Art Found Under Layers of Centuries-Old Graffiti 3 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1519
Is this what killed off the Clovis culture? 8 flyingfysh Nov 2018 Nov 2018 15 2480
Photos: Mini Terracotta Army Hidden in China Pit 3 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 8 1805
Penises of the Ancient World 7 JHan Nov 2018 Nov 2018 7 2206
Skull damage suggests Neandertals led no more violent lives than humans 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 3 1238
Dozens of cat mummies found in 6,000-year-old tombs in Egypt 1 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 8 1303
Ancient Ceremonial Complexes Revealed in World's Driest Desert 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 4 1018
Short stature in rainforest hunter-gatherers may be linked to cardiac adaptation 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1116
Ancient human population histories revealed in Central and South America 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1014
Crossing From Asia, the First Americans Rushed Into the Unknown 0 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 4 1276
3-D model of Neanderthal rib cage busts myth of 'hunched-over cavemen' 0 icymist Nov 2018 Nov 2018 10 1324
Scientists reveal 10,000-year-old mummy is Native American ancestor 0 icymist Nov 2018 Nov 2018 4 1105
Oldest known animal drawing found in remote Indonesian cave 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1186
The Inca Empire 3 Judi Lynn Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 2286
Controversial Spearpoints Could Rewrite the Story of the First Americans 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Nov 2018 11 1266
Secret tunnels found below Mexico's Pyramid of the Moon 'passageway to the underworld' 3 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Nov 2018 5 1703
ANCIENT PERU: 3,000-YEAR-OLD BURIAL SITES DISCOVERED WITH GOLD, OBSIDIAN AND EVEN A LLAMA 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 8 1058
Archaeologists discovered a 3,000-year-old mummified body covered in tattoos and it could've belonge 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 7 1235
Peruvian archeologists discover pre-Columbian statues 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 9 1889
Brazil museum fire: Prized 'Luzia' fossil skull recovered 0 Eugene Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1181
Do Canadian Carvings Depict Vikings? Removing Mammal Fat May Tell 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1101
Health Care Let Neandertals "Punch above Their Weight" 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 1047
ANCIENT BEHEADINGS AND HOLY KINGS: 'BRUTAL SLAUGHTER' REVEALED AT JERUSALEM MASS BURIAL SITE 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1050

Anthropology Continued...

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Medieval bath may be earliest Jewish vestige in Brazil 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1100
Ancient Andean Genomes Show Distinct Adaptations To Farming And Altitude 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1002
Salt: Mover and shaker in ancient Maya society 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1164
'Vampire Burial' at ancient Roman site reveals attempts to prevent spread of malaria 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1274
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This message was self-deleted by its author 2 left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1183
Young girl pulls 1,500-year-old sword from lake, earns 'Queen' nickname 0 left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1233
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An Unknown Ancient Civilization in India Carved This Rock Art 3 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 1580
How Neanderthals stopped humans being wiped out by flu 4 left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 Oct 2018 10 1580
Cobra-Crowned Sphinx Statue with Ceremonial Beard Discovered in Egypt 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 6 1191
Stone Engravings of Famous Warrior Pharaoh Found in Ancient Egyptian Temple 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1017
Ancient Teeth With Neanderthal Features Reveal New Chapters of Human Evolution 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 1090
Ancient Mediterranean 'Juglet' Contained Traces of Opium 2 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1316
Mama Giraffes' Spot Patterns Are Passed Down to Their Babies 0 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1104
Anthropologist explains why Trump's boasts about his 'very large brain' are hilariously self-defeati 3 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 9 1536
Live FB stream/discussion "Blood Flowed Like Water 0 Kali Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1161
Archaeologists unearth Roman road in Netherlands 1 left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 Oct 2018 7 1432
Gender Egalitarianism Made Us Human: The 'Feminist Turn' In Human Origins 0 ellenrr Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1559
Neanderthals Used Their Hands for Precision, Not Just Power 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1344
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