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Anthropology: Cultures Anthropology: General
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The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of an empire - The Colors on These Ancient Pots Hint at the Power of an Empire      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Comparing the colors on pieces of ancient Peruvian pottery revealed that potters across the Wari emp ...

Paleontology: Fossils
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Tiniest ever ancient seawater pockets revealed - Tiniest Ever Ancient Seawater Pockets Revealed: A Breakthrough in Understanding Earth's History      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Ancient seawater pockets offer a new source of clues to climate change in vanished oceans and our ow ...

Biology: Evolutionary Ecology: Endangered Species
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Ancient mint plants may lead to new medicines/products - Ancient Mint Plants: A New Frontier for Medicine      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The mint family of herbs, which includes sage, rosemary, basil, and even woody plants like teak, off...

Space: The Solar System
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Pluto’s ‘Hulk-like’ moon Charon: A possible ancient ocean? - Pluto’s ‘Hulk-like’ moon Charon: A possible ancient ocean?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Pluto's largest moon may have gotten too big for its own skin. Images from NASA's New Horizons missi...

Space: The Solar System
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Modern theory from ancient impacts - Modern Theory from Ancient Impacts      (via sciencedaily.com) 

It is generally accepted that the inner region of the early solar system was subject to an intense p...

Anthropology: General Archaeology: General
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Ancient African empires' impact on migration revealed by genetics - Ancient African Empires' Impact on Migration Revealed by Genetics      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Traces of ancient empires that stretched across Africa remain in the DNA of people living on the con ...

Anthropology: General Archaeology: General Paleontology: Fossils
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New study reveals a long history of violence in ancient hunter-gatherer societies      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Violence was a consistent part of life among ancient communities of hunter-gatherers, according to a ...

Anthropology: General Archaeology: General
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Buried ancient Roman glass formed substance with modern applications      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers discover how molecules in ancient glass rearrange and recombine with minerals over centu ...

Archaeology: General Paleontology: Fossils
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Did dementia exist in ancient Greek and Rome?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Did the ancient Greeks and Romans experience Alzheimer's? Medical texts from 2,500 years ago rarely ...

Anthropology: General Archaeology: General Paleontology: Fossils
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Ancient DNA reveals Down syndrome in past human societies      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

By analysing ancient DNA, an international team of researchers have uncovered cases of chromosomal d ...