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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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Dongba: The Last Hieroglyph and the Struggle to Save Naxi Culture

The Dongba symbols are an ancient system of pictographic glyphs created by the founder of the Bön religious tradition of

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Shocking 2,000-Year-Old Fig Find Opens New Chapter in Ireland’s History

A recent discovery at the Drumanagh promontory fort in North Dublin is reshaping our understanding of Ireland’s Iron Age trade

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Telling Discovery Indicates Neanderthals Collected Fossils

A Neanderthal cave in northern Spain has yielded 15 marine fossils, indicative that our extinct ancestors might have been collectors,

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As the Taurid Meteor Shower Passes by Earth, Pseudoscience Rains Down – and Obscures a Potential Real Threat from Space

Mark Boslough/The Conversation With the Taurid meteor shower now hitting the night skies worldwide, look for what could be a

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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