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Hominins, migration, tools, and the rise of complex societies.
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A Circular Monument Built 1,000 Years Before Stonehenge Just Emerged From the Czech Soil, With Human Bones Beside It
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In 1915, Stonehenge came up as Lot 15 at an auction in Salisbury, and a local barrister bought it for £6,600 along with about 30 acres of downland. He handed it to the nation three years later, with a deed saying public admission should cost no more than a shilling per visit.
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Only known woolly dog pelt returns to B.C. after being in U.S. museum for 160 years
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (217+ words) The only known woolly dog pelt is back where it originated on Coast Salish territory, after being in a U.S. museum for 160 years. Before the animals became extinct, woolly dogs were bred by local First Nations for their soft, long hair…...
Stone Tool-Making Demonstration
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (139+ words) By Door County Pulse, September 10th, 2026 Master flintknapper and artist David Slamka will demonstrate how stone points and other tools were made hundreds of years ago during a hands-on demonstration this Saturday. The flintknapping demo, Chipping into the Past, will be…...
Ice Age rhino remains unearthed in N Kazakhstan
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Researchers Have a Theory About Why This 2,000-Year-Old Chinese Rock Art Is Still So Red
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Fossils Galore team discovers 150,000-year-old bison skull near Peterborough
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Woolly dog pelt on loan to B.C. museum from the Smithsonian
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (550+ words) Published 4:07 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 The only known surviving pelt of the woolly dog is returning to B.C. for a period. The University of BC says the pelt, which has spent more than a century in storage, is coming the closest it…...