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In a study published today in the journal PNAS, researchers investigated over 1,000 human remains from the Nile River Valley, ...

At 224 feet long and roughly 770 pounds, the Bayeux Tapestry is a large piece of medieval embroidery. It depicts the events ...

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A ground-breaking study published in Scientific Reports has, for the first time, identified minute traces of broomcorn millet ...

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