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Anthropology: Cultures
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Uncovering the ritual past of an ancient stone monument in Saudi Arabia - Uncovering the Ritual Past of an Ancient Stone Monument in Saudi Arabia      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A comprehensive analysis of an archaeological site in Saudi Arabia sheds new light on mustatils -- s...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Microbiology
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Shedding light on the microbiome and kidney stones      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study has found changes in the microbiome in multiple locations in the body are linked to the...

Engineering: Robotics Research
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Autonomous excavator constructs a 6-meter-high dry-stone wall      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers taught an autonomous excavator to construct dry stone walls itself using boulders weighi ...

Anthropology: Cultures Archaeology: General
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Chimpanzee stone tool diversity - Chimpanzee Stone Tool Diversity: A Fascinating Insight into Primate Intelligence      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Archaeologists and primatologists have shown that stone tool using chimpanzees in West Africa have d ...

Anthropology: General Archaeology: General Offbeat: General Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology
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Anthropologists' research unveils early stone plaza in the Andes      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Located at the Callacpuma archaeological site in the Cajamarca Basin of northern Peru, the plaza is...

Anthropology: Cultures Archaeology: General Offbeat: General Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology
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Great Scott! Stonehenge's Altar Stone origins reveal advanced ancient Britain      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

New research has revealed Stonehenge's monumental six-ton Altar Stone, long believed to originate fr ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Cell Biology Biology: Microbiology
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'Molecular Rosetta Stone' reveals how our microbiome talks to us      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have uncovered thousands of previously unknown bile acids, a type of molecule used by ou...

Anthropology: Cultures
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New research links early Europeans' cultural and genetic development over several thousand years      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new DNA study has nuanced the picture of how different groups intermingled during the European Sto...

Anthropology: Cultures
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Ancient stone tools from China provide earliest evidence of rice harvesting - Ancient Stone Tools from China Provide Earliest Evidence of Rice Harvesting      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice harvest ...

Archaeology: General
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Using gemstones' unique characteristics to uncover ancient trade routes      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Gems' unique elemental composition and atomic orientation act as a fingerprint, enabling researchers...

Archaeology: General
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Unique Viking shipyard discovered at Birka - Unique Viking Shipyard Discovered at Birka      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Archaeologists have located a unique Viking Age shipyard site at Birka on Björkö in Lake Mälaren. Th...

Anthropology: Cultures Anthropology: Early Humans Anthropology: General
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Innovation in stone tool technology involved multiple stages at the time of modern human dispersals      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study illuminates the cultural evolution that took place approximately 50,000 to 40,000 years...

Ecology: Invasive Species Ecology: Trees
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Study reveals how a tall spruce develops defense against hungry weevils      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A study has identified genes involved in development of stone cells -- rigid cells that can block a ...