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Ancient Maya burned their dead rulers to mark a new dynasty

In the foundations of a Maya temple, researchers found the charred bones of royal individuals – possibly evidence of a fiery ritual to mark the end of one dynasty and the beginning of another

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Ancient humans lived inside a lava tube in the Arabian desert

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Australia’s Indigenous people were making pottery over 2000 years ago

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Stone Age blades could have been used for butchery, not just hunting

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MPTKBG Trumpets and trumpet tube, Bronze Age (Britain), (c2500 BC-c800 BC). Artist: Unknown.

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Sound Tracks: A fascinating archaeological history of music

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Ancient people carved mysterious symbols near dinosaur footprints

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Medieval horses buried in London had far-flung origins

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Human brains have been mysteriously preserved for thousands of years

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Amazingly preserved Bronze Age village reveals life in ancient England

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Ukraine may have been first part of Europe colonised by early humans

Korolevo, a site in Ukraine where early humans made stone tools, has been dated to 1.4 million years ago, suggesting early humans moved from Ukraine into the rest of Europe

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A close-up view of a burial trench between rows of individual graves, excavated between the concrete foundations of the Royal Mint, from the excavation of the Black Death cemetery, East Smithfield, London, view looking west. (Photo by MOLA/Getty Images)

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Crypt review: Alice Roberts on murder and mayhem in the Middle Ages

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Ancient bronze hand may offer clue to the origins of Basque language

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When does a bone become a fossil?

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Dogs and horses buried with Iron Age people may have been beloved pets

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