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Footprints Reveal 2 Extinct Hominin Species Living Side By Side

Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Kevin Hatala & Purity Kiura/The Conversation Human footprints stir the imagination. They invite you to follow, to

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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic

Absinthe, once the ‘Green Fairy’ – muse of painters and poets – came to haunt the last decades of 19th-century

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Neolithic Communities in Europe Featured Surprising Gender Equality

As genetic research into the characteristics of ancient DNA has increased, scientists have uncovered a wealth of valuable information about

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Sophia and the Fall: The Gnostic Creation Myth Explained

Gnosticism is an esoteric religious movement which has flourished in the first centuries AD. It offers a truly unique view

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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2

If you haven’t yet read the History Today Books of the Year Part 1, you can find it here. ‘His

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The Megalithic Gate of Ha-amonga a Maui

Scattered over 700,000 square kilometers (270, 271 sq mi) in the southern Pacific Ocean are the Tonga islands. On one

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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1

‘Courageous, morally complex history – and superb scholarship’ Nile Green is Ibn Khaldun Endowed Chair in World History at UCLA

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Zodiac Symbol of Goat-Fish Found in 2,200-Year-Old Egyptian Rock Art

Until now, no one had ever found a sign of the zodiac encoded in Egyptian rock art. But that has

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Pythagoras: One of the Greatest Minds of His Time

Pythagoras was one of the greatest minds and philosophers of his time and his unquestionable influence can be felt even

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Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel

At 8.23am on the morning of 14 November 1994, crowds cheered as the first Eurostar train carrying fare-paying passengers under