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Oracle bones: 3,250-year-old engraved bones and tortoise shells from ancient China were used to foretell the future
Archaeologists say the "oracle bones" from ancient China were used in magical attempts to predict the future.
Humans' big brains may not be the reason for difficult childbirth, chimp study suggests
Complicated births may not have arisen in humans as a trade-off between our need for big brains and pelvises suitable for upright walking, new research in chimps suggests.
'Purple tunic' from royal tomb belonged to Alexander the Great, scholar claims — but not everyone agrees
A fragment of cloth found in a royal tomb in Greece decades ago might be the remains of a tunic once worn by Alexander the Great, a new study claims.
Pompeii victims aren't who we thought they were, DNA analysis reveals
An ancient-DNA analysis of victims in Pompeii who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption reveals some unusual relations between the people who died together.
'A flash of copper caught our attention': 4,000-year-old dagger discovered deep in Italian cave
Archaeologists say the finds will help them better understand the prehistoric people who lived or buried their dead in this Italian cave.
Rare tomb from Egypt's Middle Kingdom holds a wealth of jewelry and several generations of the same family
A rare discovery of a tomb from ancient Egypt's Middle Kingdom near Luxor may hold several generations from a single family.
Puzzling patchwork skeleton in Belgium contains bones from 5 people spanning 2,500 years
A skeleton buried in a fetal position is actually made of bones from at least five people who lived across a span of 2,500 years.
Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade
Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.
