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A study of early woodworking shows the sophistication of Neanderthal technologies

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10 July 20249 July 2024

Around 300,000 years ago, early humans were busy around a lakeshore in what is now a disused lignite mine in the town of Schöningen, Germany. The climate was cooling, and...Read More >

Rewilding: lessons from the medieval Baltic crusades

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14 May 202024 April 2023

The Forest of Białowieża, which straddles the border of Poland and Belarus, is unique in Europe: it is incredibly ancient. Woodland has been continuously present there for some 12,000 years….Read More >

Inspiring future scientists with fossil pollen time machines

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10 December 201723 February 2023

Oli Wilson, a PhD student and Graduate Teaching Assistant in the School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Sciences, is exploring Brazil’s unique and endangered Araucaria forests – how they were…Read More >