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Anthropology: General
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Cultural artifacts serve as 'cognitive fossils,' helping uncover the psychology of the past      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

No two societies in history think exactly alike. In fact, the mindset of a given society throughout...

Anthropology: Cultures Anthropology: General Archaeology: General
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Experiment captures why pottery forms are culturally distinct      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Potters of different cultural backgrounds learn new types differently, producing cultural difference...

Anthropology: General Archaeology: General
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Kinship and ancestry of the Celts in Baden-Württemberg, Germany      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The Celtic culture of the pre-Roman Iron Age in Western and Central Europe has left numerous traces...

Anthropology: General Biology: Evolutionary Biology: General Biology: Zoology Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Birdfeeders are designed to keep unwanted guests away      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The first birdfeeders were made in the 19th century, and their design rapidly evolved during the 20t...

Mathematics: Statistics
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A statistical fix for archaeology's dating problem - A Statistical Fix for Archaeology's Dating Problem      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Archaeologists have long had a dating problem. The radiocarbon analysis typically used to reconstruc...

Biology: Biochemistry
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Early Pyrenean Neolithic groups applied species selection strategies to produce bone artifacts      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A study has revealed that the earliest Neolithic groups to settle some 7,000 years ago in the Pyrene...

Archaeology: General Geoscience: Earthquakes
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A 3400-year-old city emerges from the Tigris River - A 3400-Year-Old City Emerges from the Tigris River      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Archaeologists have uncovered a 3400-year-old Mittani Empire-era city once located on the Tigris Riv...

Archaeology: General
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DNA analysis shows Griffin Warrior ruled his Greek homeland - DNA Analysis Reveals the Griffin Warrior as the Ruler of Ancient Greece      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Using new scientific tools, archaeologists discovered that an ancient Greek leader known today as th...

Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology
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Codebreakers crack secrets of Mary Queen of Scots' lost letters - Codebreakers Crack Secrets of Mary Queen of Scots' Lost Letters      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Secret, coded letters penned by Mary Queen of Scots while she was imprisoned in England by her cousi...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Game-based virtual archaeology field school - Game-Based Virtual Archaeology Field School: A New Way to Learn Archaeology      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Before they can get started at their field site - a giant cave studded with stalactites, stalagmites...

Anthropology: Early Humans
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Ancient tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia - Ancient Tooth Unlocks Mystery of Denisovans in Asia      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

What links a finger bone and some fossil teeth found in a cave in the remote Altai Mountains of Sibe...

Computer Science: Virtual Reality (VR)
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Stackable 'holobricks' can make giant 3D images - Stackable 'Holobricks' Can Make Giant 3D Images      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have developed a new method to display highly realistic holographic images using 'holobr...