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Humans living in Amazon 10,000 years ago cultivated plants, study finds 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1452

The Baltic Finns were Vikings too, but the world ignores it 4 Judi Lynn Jul 2020 Jul 2020 12 2414

"Ancient Civilizations of North America" free on Amazon Prime until 9/30/22....... 13 Jade Fox Sep 2022 Sep 2022 13 3623

"Fast Food" Establishment Discovered in Pompeii 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2019 Apr 2019 4 1794

"How Long have we been in the Anthropocene?" 2 ellenrr Sep 2019 Oct 2019 4 2122

"Seeking the Koko' Ta'ay"--Taiwan's Little People, Big Questions 1 Judi Lynn Dec 3 Dec 3 5 652

"Smoke archaeology" reveals early humans were visiting Nerja Caves 41,000 years ago 1 Judi Lynn May 2023 May 2023 11 2147

"The Dawn of Everything": David Wengrow & the Late David Graeber On a New History of Humanity 1 Uncle Joe Nov 2021 Nov 2021 5 1643

"Truly Heartbreaking": Osage Nation Decries Sale of Cave Containing Indigenous Art 3 Judi Lynn Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1499

'10-foot-tall people' unearthed by archaeologists in Nevada cave 6 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 23 3018

'A big jump': People might have lived in Australia twice as long as we thought 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1551

'Amazing' Viking-age treasure travelled half the world to Scotland, analysis finds 1 sl8 Sep 2024 Sep 2024 24 1267

'Astonishing' Neolithic burial containing a human, cattle and chariot discovered in Germany 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 1586

'Astounding new finds' suggest ancient empire may be hiding in plain sight 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2020 Mar 2020 40 4720

'Biggest earthquake in human history' caused a 5000-mile-long megatsunami that sent massive waves cr 0 Judi Lynn Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1401

'Black' Africans and the Ancient Greeks 2 Judi Lynn Jun 2020 Jun 2020 4 2065

'Bloodiest ever decapitation' saw 41 women and children beheaded for chilling reason 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2024 Apr 2024 10 1892

'Cannabis burned during worship' by ancient Israelites - study 2 Eugene May 2020 May 2020 7 2176

'Cannons and Castles' (Orgueil, Jersey) Series 18 Episode 8 Time Team 0 Ptah Jan 2025 Jan 2025 2 790

'Dragon Man': Scientists in China say new human species is our closest ancestor 1 left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 9 1663

'Every aspect of museums is affected by colonialism', say the Decolonise Cambridge Museums founders 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1196

'Evil eye' jewelry that was used to protect a young girl 1,800 years ago unveiled in Israel 3 Wicked Blue Apr 2023 Apr 2023 4 2553

'Exciting' stone age discoveries in the Cairngorms 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2021 Apr 2021 17 2251

'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney Neolithic site 7 Judi Lynn Nov 27 Nov 27 38 1773

'Extremely Rare' 4,000-Year-Old Copper Dagger Discovered in Forest 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 18 2358

'Hidden' 8th Continent Revealed: 'Zealandia' Map Shows Ancient Underwater Volcanic Region the Size of New Zealand 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 7 1205

'Humongous' fort found in Wales may disprove theory of Celtic-Roman peace 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Oct 2024 9 1464

'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women' 2 Judi Lynn May 2025 May 2025 16 1108

'Indigenous Whispers' project aims to honor Miami's Native American heritage with historical trail 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 737

'It would destroy it': new international airport for Machu Picchu sparks outrage 7 Judi Lynn May 2019 May 2019 14 3136

Anthropology Continued...

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'Little Foot' endocast reveals a small brain combining ape-like and human-like features 2 Judi Lynn Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 1935

'Lost city of gold' discovered in Egypt after 3,000 years in archaeology breakthrough 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2025 Mar 2025 20 1089

'Lovers of Modena' skeletons holding hands were both men 3 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 5 2022

'Mindless growth': Robust scientific case for degrowth is stronger every day 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1760

'Most ancient' solid cheese found in dug up Egyptian jar 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2018 Aug 2018 5 1875

'Mystifying' ancient children's graves discovered in Norway 2 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 11 1167

'Plain of Jars', one of the most mysterious archaeological sites, reveals its true age 5 Judi Lynn Apr 2021 Apr 2021 13 2331

'Plaza' in ancient city of Cahokia near today's St. Louis was likely inundated year-round 2 Judi Lynn Aug 2022 Aug 2022 17 1795

'Powerful, maybe even frightening' woman with diadem may have ruled in Bronze Age Spain 5 Judi Lynn Mar 2021 Mar 2021 23 2847

'Princely' tomb of Hun warrior unearthed in Romania 2 Judi Lynn Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 1511

'Princely' tomb of Hun warrior unearthed in Romania 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 1198

'Rare' Roman mosaic found in Rastan, Syria 9 Wicked Blue Oct 2022 Oct 2022 9 2136

'Reconstruction' begins of stone age lands lost to North Sea 3 nitpicker May 2019 Aug 2019 6 2179

'REMARKABLE' ROMAN VILLA FOUND BURIED UNDER A FIELD IN NORTH WALES 14 Judi Lynn Nov 2020 Nov 2020 65 5481

'Significant' 500-Year-Old Hunting Bow Discovered in Alaskan Lake 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1149

'Slavery in Boston' exhibit opens 5 Judi Lynn Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 1993

'Sophisticated' 4,000-Year-Old Steppe Pyramid Discovered In Kazakhstan 1 Judi Lynn Aug 2023 Aug 2023 10 2014

'Spanish Stonehenge' dating back 7,000 years emerges as water levels recede 3 Judi Lynn Aug 2022 Aug 2022 24 2443

'Spectacular' artefacts found as Norway ice-patch melts 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 19 1921

'Spectacular' mummified ice age wolf pup, caribou calf found at Yukon mine sites 3 left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 Sep 2018 23 3591

'Spirits Won't Rest': DNA Links Ancient Bones to Living Aboriginal Australians 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1426

'Spreadsheets of empire': red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds 3 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 1353

'Stone age seafarers' depicted in newly discovered rock art in Sweden 4 Judi Lynn Nov 2019 Nov 2019 24 2988

'Tall' 1,300-Year-Old Skeleton With Knife Found at Construction Site 1 Judi Lynn Sep 2023 Sep 2023 8 1572

'The rock art gave me goosebumps': discovering the Amazon's lost archaeology 8 Judi Lynn Nov 2020 Nov 2020 8 2755

'The Torture Letters': a film by Princeton anthropologist Laurence Ralph on policing urban America 0 Judi Lynn Jul 2020 Jul 2020 6 1270

'Trash' found deep inside a Mexican cave turns out to be 500-year-old artifacts from a little-known culture 0 WhiteTara May 2025 May 2025 8 982

'Unparalleled' discovery of ancient skeletons sheds light on mystery of when people started eating m 8 Judi Lynn Jun 2020 Jun 2020 49 3516

'Vampire Burial' at ancient Roman site reveals attempts to prevent spread of malaria 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1374

'Very rare' Viking grave uncovered in Denmark by accident 1 Judi Lynn Jun 2025 Jun 2025 20 1259

Anthropology Continued...

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'Vittrup Man' violently died in a bog 5,200 years ago. Now, researchers know his story 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2024 Feb 2024 20 1780

'World's Oldest Pyramid' in Indonesia? A Study Draws Skepticism 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 2423

'World's oldest' coin factory discovered in China 0 Judi Lynn Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1179

'World-class aquifer' enabled ancient African kingdom to thrive in the Sahara for hundreds of years 1 Judi Lynn Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1287

'You could almost see and smell their world': Remnants of 'Britain's Pompeii' reveal details of life in Bronze Age villa 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1645

1,000-year-old brick tomb discovered in China is decorated with lions, sea anemones and 'guardian sp 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 2268

1,000-Year-Old Native American Canoe Recovered From A North Carolina Lake 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2023 Apr 2023 9 2135

1,000-year-old remains in Finland may be non-binary iron age leader 4 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 8 2147

1,300 Years Old Medieval Flush Toilet Discovered in South Korea 0 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 894

1,500-Year-Old Maya Altar Reveals Amazing Secrets of the 'Snake Kings' 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2018 Sep 2018 4 1243

1,600-Year Old Demon-Slaying Mega Sword Unearthed in Japan 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 9 2066

1,700-Year-Old Sock Spins Yarn About Ancient Egyptian Fashion 5 Judi Lynn Oct 2023 Oct 2023 13 1600

1,800-year-old altar to pagan god Pan hidden in a Byzantine church 6 Judi Lynn Dec 2020 Dec 2020 16 2310

1.4 Million-Year-Old Fossil Hints Modern Human Faces Were Present Earlier Than Thought 3 Judi Lynn Jul 2022 Jul 2022 21 2174

1.5 Million-Year-Old Hand Axes and Seven Paleolithic Sites Discovered in Iraq's Western Desert 4 Judi Lynn Feb 2025 Feb 2025 11 1655

10 Foot 'Giant' People Unearthed in Nevada's Lovelock Cave 39 Judi Lynn Mar 2024 Mar 2024 40 7469

10 incredible archaeological finds from 2022 4 Judi Lynn Dec 2022 Dec 2022 22 1798

10 of the Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities in the World 0 Judi Lynn Jan 2023 Jan 2023 38 2301

10 things we learned about our human ancestors in 2020 1 left-of-center2012 Dec 2020 Jan 2021 6 1488

10 Viking And Norse Symbols Explained 0 Judi Lynn Sep 2023 Sep 2023 10 1300

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