Tobacco modifies bone structure, according to archaeologists
English scientists and archaeologists have identified discernible differences in bone composition between cigarette users and non-smokers. THE ESSENTIAL Experts have ...
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Discovering the medieval microbiome
It would be possible to find traces of ancient microorganisms in medieval latrines. This scientific advance would make it possible ...
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Archaeology: the curse of the pharaoh explained by microbes
According to an archaeologist who has just exhumed 50 mummies in Egypt, there has never been a "curse of the ...
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Discovery: the bubonic plague appeared at least 4000 years ago
The bubonic plague bacillus was found in the genome of two individuals who died 3,800 years ago in Russia, pushing ...
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Prehistory: DNA found in caves without bones
Traces of prehistoric DNA have been found in caves where no bones remained. This breakthrough should make archeology take a ...
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Iran: 1500-year-old giant skeleton discovered
In western Iran, a giant has been unearthed. Archaeologists have discovered a two-meter man. An exceptional size for the time.The ...
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Flores man derived from an ancient branch of humanity
The "Hobbit" of Indonesia is said to be a distant relative of humanity. Two studies suggest that it derived from ...
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The man of Flores would have disappeared 50,000 years ago
Flores Man, nicknamed The Hobbit, disappeared thousands of years earlier than previously thought. The most recent traces of its existence ...
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Wrist bone sets human evolution back 600,000 years
Scientists are putting human evolution back half a million years. A bone relief of the hand revises the ability to ...
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