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Funerary monument reveals Iron Age belief that the soul lived in the stone

Funerary monument reveals Iron Age belief that the soul lived in the stone

18 November 2008

Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have discovered an Iron Age chiseled stone slab that provides the first written evidence in the region that people believed the soul was separate from the body.

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World’s earliest nuclear family found

World’s earliest nuclear family found

18 November 2008

The researchers dated remains from four multiple burials discovered in Germany in 2005. The 4,600-year-old graves contained groups of adults and children buried facing each other – an unusual practice in Neolithic culture.

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Prehistoric pelvis offers clues to human development

Prehistoric pelvis offers clues to human development

18 November 2008

Discovery of the most intact female pelvis of Homo erectus may cause scientists to reevaluate how early humans evolved to successfully birth larger-brained babies.

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Deep sea expedition sets sail

Deep sea expedition sets sail

13 November 2008

Setting sail on the Pacific, a University of Delaware-led research team has embarked on an extreme adventure that will find several of its members plunging deep into the sea to study hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor.

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Deep heat solution to 500-million year mystery

Deep heat solution to 500-million year mystery

13 November 2008

Scientists from the universities of Leicester and Cambridge and from the British Geological Survey have published new research in the journal Geology this month (November) shedding new light on a 500-million year old mystery.

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6,000km trip to reveal clues to ancient migration

6,000km trip to reveal clues to ancient migration

13 November 2008

Epic voyage to discover the origins and migration routes of the ancestors of ancient Polynesians and their animals

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