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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Archaeology ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do some people still believe that aliens shaped ancient civilizations? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two archaeologists explore the enduring myth that extraterrestrials contributed to the various ancient cultures around the world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephan Blum ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/54Zt5NP8658sETZxKbhWwN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Erich von Däniken proposed that monumental structures such as the pyramids could have been built with help from aliens.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Pyramids at Giza]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'That's why there's 9 billion of us and not 9 billion of some other primate': Why our ability to adapt is humanity's 'superpower' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live Science spoke with Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary anthropologist and author of the book "Adaptable," about the science of human diversity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Evolution]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b6QBUgyDCuRSdXwktBzqxH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pontzer drew insights from his work with the Hadza community in Tanzania throughout &quot;Adaptable&quot;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hadza man making an arrow]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why are humans the only species with a chin?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Potential explanations abound, yet recent research has shed new light on the question. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Evolution]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ amandaeheidt@gmail.com (Amanda Heidt) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amanda Heidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sggaiMLxFBq7BnTjobhSAj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Research suggests the chin, a uniquely human feature, may have evolved by chance.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the bottom half of a man&#039;s face, showing a dark moustache over a white-toothed smile. The man has an earring bar in his left ear and wears a white shirt]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cannonball dating to the Alamo battle unearthed 1 day before 190th anniversary of the conflict that killed Davy Crockett ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An intact bronze cannonball unearthed near the Alamo was likely used in the 1836 battle between Mexico and the Republic of Texas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:49:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Americas]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fpqctnRZw7KmSWFeUJRUua-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists unearthed a 190-year-old cannonball at the Alamo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[alamo at twilight with a cannon in the foreground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Live Science Today: Monte Verde controversy and heatwave lashes the West  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Friday, March 20, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a4h3YnrGVZkV35EriiDxmk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The sun sets behind the Pigeon Point Lighthouse during hot weather in Pescadero, California, United States on March 17, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The sun sets behind the Pigeon Point Lighthouse during hot weather in Pescadero, California, United States on March 17, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Unusual burials of Celtic 'warriors' discovered in France point to violent deaths ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists have unearthed a Celtic cemetery in France that holds 18 unusual seated burials. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dm6JHgr67zaAPuYkMw3Qd6-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have unearthed several human skeletons from the Late Iron Age near a primary school in Dijon, France.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a seated human skeleton being excavated from an archaeological site]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Monte Verde, one of the earliest Indigenous sites in South America, is much younger than thought, study claims. But others call it 'egregiously poor geological work.' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 years ago as originally proposed. But many experts point to errors in the methods. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:37:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TQXt3VwF76AZx4BcWrqCfQ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the Monte Verde archaeological site along the Chinchihuapi Creek in Chile, which was taken in 2012. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a view of a creek with green grass on the banks and cows in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ First Americans quiz: How much do you know about the first people to reach the Americas? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first Americans came over during the last ice age, but how much do you know about them? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DJuDkPx9AZkfRhjAxEUDwM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A painted totem pole in Ketchikan, Alaska.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large black, red and white wood carved totem pole shows a large face with black eyes and white teeth with feathers on either side. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1,800-year-old nails discovered in 3 burials in Roman necropolis, possibly to 'protect' both the living and the dead ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists excavating in Rome's Ostiense necropolis found three skeletons with iron nails on their chests, hinting at a ritual to prevent restless spirits. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Av4qchm6X47nDH5qVkj3iL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Divers find marble treasure from Athens' Acropolis in Lord Elgin's shipwrecked brig at the bottom of the Aegean Sea ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Divers investigating a shipwrecked brig once owned by Lord Elgin have discovered an overlooked piece of marble from the Acropolis in Athens. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cmsbFN8KBCKdZi5iXgUxVK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A diver investigates the shipwrecked remains of the Mentor, a brig owned by Lord Elgin that was carrying the Parthenon Marbles when it sank in 1802. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A scuba diver with a large flexible vacuum tube over their left shoulder digs into a soft tan sand ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dark message warning enemy to 'learn your lesson' found inscribed on 2,000-year-old sling bullet from ancient Holy Land ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old lead bullet in the Holy Land with a darkly sarcastic inscription in Greek. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JUUetQXwTjAwyQMRgAuWGC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The lead sling bullet is inscribed with Greek letters that form the word ΜΑΘΟΥ, which the researchers think is a command in ancient Greek to &quot;learn.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a yellow and gray stone with lettering carved into its round face]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius: The only surviving larger-than-life-size statue of a pagan Roman emperor — a rarity that Michelangelo refurbished ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The giant, one-of-a-kind statue of a Roman emperor on horseback depicts him addressing his troops. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BMAzSHRRpjF8NcTqCrZVaC-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will the Indus Valley script ever be deciphered?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Indus Valley script dates back around 4,000 years but has yet to be deciphered. Can AI help decode it? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MReCcAVZdVosf4edFaYm6f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Roman military fort discovered in Scotland far north of Hadrian's Wall ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The newly found fortlet was a good lookout point for Roman soldiers stationed along the Antonine Wall in Scotland. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Romans]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BW6ridjqj6C7KwgJrC3CK9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: AMOC's collapse signal, the sun's galactic migration, the world's smallest QR code and oil's dying days ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ March 14, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kWHuukh86jkSTHtGrnzUE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Startling archaeological finds, the Gulf Stream signals possible collapse, our sun&#039;s mass migration, the world&#039;s smallest QR code, and have we hit peak oil?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Science news this week]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1,900-year-old double Scythian burial in Ukraine contains toxic red mineral ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A double burial in Ukraine of two women from the Late Scythian culture contains a toxic red mineral, but exactly why it was used remains a mystery. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8H4DWgdtRvfvC8mQe2egXJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cinnabar lumps were found in the grave of two Scythian women at the Chervony Mayak burial ground.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of a circular burial site with a skeleton unearthed on the ground and a sign in Ukrainian above its head toward the left of the image. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Children wearing bronze 'warrior' belts discovered in 2,500-year-old cemetery in Italy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists have uncovered the graves of two pre-Roman children who were buried like male warriors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:57:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DmTVVb7gHMuZP9NMLZ8EA4-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russian Revolution gold coin hoard worth over $500,000 discovered during house construction ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists excavating the foundation of a historic house in Russia discovered 409 coins buried before the revolution in 1917. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:45:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:56:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZDPvfBmjHfrrqko8BtpMiE-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Torzhok hoard consists of 409 imperial Russian coins that were hidden in an earthenware mug underneath a house floor.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a broken pot spills out hundreds of gold coins]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europe's oldest handgun may date to 14th-century siege at German castle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The discovery of a handgun from 1390 found in Germany reveals that portable firearms were used earlier than thought in late medieval Europe. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AGUESGgq3n5F5gRZ5ByfkJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A fragment of the handgun found in 2023. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of stone balls near a small stone tube with carvings on it, all against a white background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Man in Czech Republic accidentally finds Bronze Age spearhead mold in his backyard ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A stone being used in the foundation of an old barn in the Czech Republic turned out to be a Bronze Age spearhead mold. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:36:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:01:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A6ndhpwYksXy5AhPmPfv7K-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The ancient spearhead mold shows the shape of spearheads created during the Bronze Age. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of two halves of a spearhead mold, the rock gray and red with the left open half showing the mold for a teardrop shaped spearhead. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pre-Inca culture acquired Amazonian parrots from hundreds of miles away to use their feathers to decorate the dead, new analysis reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Centuries before the Inca emerged, Amazonian parrots were carried alive across the Andes and raised in captivity on Peru's coast for their vibrant feathers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:13:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4cEhDFghXdxvkm6oGYzjHc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ancient feathers were found at the Temple of Pachacamac near Lima, Peru.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A small pile of ancient feathers shows purple and blue and yellow colors amidst the ornaments]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2,000-year-old Phoenician coin was used as bus fare in England, but 'how it got there will always be a mystery' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ancient coin was probably minted in what is now Spain in the first century B.C., but no one knows why it was used to pay a 1950s transport fare. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:52:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:04:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZNamrHwEEZE3Rw5Gb8WJNo-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kat Baxter, Leeds Museum and Galleries&#039; curator of archaeology and numismatics, shows the front of the ancient coin.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blond woman wearing blue disposable gloves shows off the front of the ancient coin.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Asante spider: A rare African sword ornament from Ghana's Gold Coast that later helped a man in Texas barter for his life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The spider-shaped sword ornament was created in Ghana in the 19th century and was passed down in a Texas family for generations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:45:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z7SuD6TQo6iZWSfH4VVA9c-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Image courtesy of the Dallas Museum of Art; McDermott African Art Acquisition Fund]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'More advanced' farming women married hunter-gatherer men in Europe thousands of years ago, ancient DNA reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two researchers discuss how ancient DNA is used to track how people moved and lived during Britain's Bronze Age. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Martin B. Richards ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ffAX4eENoe49VnKskKftXL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ancient DNA helps researchers uncover more clues about the bronze age in Britain. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of lush rolling hills under a cloudy gray sky. In the foreground is a faded narrow dirt road with stones on either side of it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Cikai Korran came here and saw': Visitors from India graffitied dozens of Egyptian tombs 2,000 years ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ancient inscriptions written in Indian languages have been discovered on Egyptian tombs in the Valley of the Kings. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6qwbpGqYhXbxvhAXPtNh9c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of eight inscriptions left by a man named Cikai Korran in the Valley of the Kings. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white wall shows golden and blue heiroglyphs along with small letters carved into the wall]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient 'alien-like' skulls have been found on every continent but Antarctica. Anthropologists are starting to figure out why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ACscAWnZ6Vvxg9GDbWsJnj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[For millennia, people have shaped the skull during infancy. Archaeologists are starting to unpack why.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a skull missing the jawbone, with two ropes tied around its conical-shaped forehead, with rocks on both the front and rear of the skull to help shape it. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The sword in the sea: How one lucky graduate student found his second Crusader sword while taking a swim off Israel's coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 12th-century sword spotted jutting out of the seabed in Israel was designed for one-handed combat during the Crusades. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fTHJ7FVua2Fws8BKVfSKNe-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yoav Bornstein, University of Haifa]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This 12th-century sword was found by a graduate student and studied via a hospital CT scan. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A barnacle and sand encrusted sword hangs on a white wall. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 9 ways people have modified their bodies since the dawn of time, from foot binding to castration ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many types of body modification date back hundreds or thousands of years, revealing our ancient ancestors were not that different from us. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HAhk28phbHsZBg68WH2LDL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Climate disasters caused societal upheaval 3,000 years ago in China, study of 'oracle bones' hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some civilizations in inland China underwent dramatic changes and population drops 3,000 years ago. Now, researchers are using oracle bones, archaeological evidence and climate modeling to find out why. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HaQXQ8LnthHkSxv8kBtmwP-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Image reproduced from Guo Moruo (ed.), The Complete Collection of Oracle Bone Inscriptions (He 12836, front side and He 12899, front side), used with permission of Zhonghua Book Company.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rubbing (left) of a Chinese oracle bone piece revealing an inscription that translates to &quot;Will there be a disaster?&quot; The character for &quot;disaster&quot; resembles a series of waves. Another rubbing (right) of a Chinese oracle bone piece revealing an inscription on the left side that translates to &quot;Is this rain auspicious?&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two black and white illustrations of inscribed oracle bones]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stone Age woman was buried like a man, revealing flexible gender roles 7,000 years ago in Hungary ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study of 125 skeletons from two Neolithic cemeteries in Hungary has revealed that men and women had clear gender roles — but sometimes those roles were fluid. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GeU6hCVCkvW3LzY5jn8cim-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gold coin discovered by a metal detectorist in the UK may have been dropped by a Viking invader from the Great Heathen Army ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A gold coin featuring the son of Charlemagne may have been a keepsake from a Viking invader who fought in the Great Heathen Army. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:49:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Vikings]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KduYHadFTyCjS3f8EpU8xm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lady of Elche: A 2,400-year-old bust of a mysterious 'highborn' woman from pre-Roman Spain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The mysterious Lady of Elche was crafted from a large limestone block before the Romans ruled Spain. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JjGum8AuG4FjG2PnBiDQWa-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Greek mystery cult priestesses may have chemically tweaked fungus to induce psychedelic hallucinations ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ancient followers of the Eleusinian Mysteries may have used a highly toxic fungus to create psychedelic hallucinations during their rituals, a new chemical analysis suggests. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qUrKd6Wq62UqtYUnLhtmQ9-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Eleusinian Mysteries originated in ancient Greece but became popular throughout the Roman world. This votive tablet shows elements of the Eleusinian rituals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An ancient Greek painting of people doing an Eleusinian ritual. It&#039;s on a piece of wood that looks like a house. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Paleolithic humans invented an 'early predecessor to writing' at least 40,000 years ago, carved signs suggest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A statistical analysis of a series of signs carved into artifacts from around 40,000 years ago suggests humans developed proto-writing in the Stone Age. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JkNv6dwL8vL8YFzrmtKoGX-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The mammoth figurine from Vogelherd Cave, approximately 40,000 years old, bears multiple sequences of crosses and dots on its surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[side view of a carved mammoth with incised zigzags on it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Did the Vikings reach Maine? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An 11th-century Norse coin found in Maine raises the question of whether the Vikings landed there. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e3683YCuYeUGkwoZ9B4a5P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A replica of a 10th-century Viking longboat that seafarers used to explore the high seas centuries ago. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a modern replica of an actual 10th-century Viking longship on the River Thames in London. There are people on the boat and it is in front of a glass building.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stone Age boy in Sweden was buried in deerskin and a woodpecker headdress, archaeologists discover ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new method of studying the contents of soil samples has revealed Stone Age people in Sweden were buried in decorated fur-and-feather clothing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:34:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:59:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BBeXwuXyFosbdbmLq5TfCj-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the Skateholm burial island. In the foreground is a boy whose grave contained deer hair and possibly a fragment of a woodpecker feather.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[reconstruction drawing of a Paleolithic man and a child in a forest]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humans and Neanderthals interbred — but it was mostly male Neanderthals and female humans who coupled up, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wWN99SCnGejGkViA9SXtm6-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A museum visitor looks at a reconstructed bust of a Neanderthal man.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a light-skinned woman with red hair looks at a bust ofa. Neanderthal man in a museum]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from York reveals. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/toAeB37UVrEtWTYWqidDwh-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 3D scan of a Roman-era gypsum burial. A wrapped infant was placed between the legs of two adults.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a 3D scan of two adults and a child between their legs]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 14,000-year-old ivory tools found in Alaska hint at how Clovis ancestors first arrived in the New World ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ancient artifacts unearthed in Alaska revealed migrants from Asia might have come to the Americas via an inland route, and not a coastal path. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FxdyuHxH4j3rxMSKq6qfcS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Excavation of a 13,700-year-old mammoth ivory workstation at the Holzman site. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a rocky excavation site, with light brown rock covered in tools and signs. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Far fewer people are related to Genghis Khan than previously assumed, new genomic study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some experts have suggested as many as 1 in 200 men in the world are related to Genghis Khan. But a new genomic study reveals the number is significantly lower. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:46:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:29:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oPK2NMFgeWZ8iYrwMBGgUN-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 20th-century illustration by Donn Philip Crane depicting Genghis Khan holding court with his wife Börte while their sons Jochi, Chagatai, Ögedei and Tolui pay homage to their father.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a colorized woodcut depicting Genghis Khan, his wife and his sons in a throne room]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2,800-year-old mass grave of women and children discovered in Serbia reveals 'brutal, deliberate and efficient' violence ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An analysis of a mass grave found in northern Serbia is revealing new information about violence in Early Iron Age Europe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:29:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:57:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w7gJjgLLcCDUpsMUaTUYjH-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Reconstruction of the burial event at Gomolava in Serbia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[reconstruction drawing of people standing around a mass burial pit in ancient Serbia]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient China: Facts, news, features and articles about the most powerful ancient civilizations in the world ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Discover the latest news, features and articles about ancient China's rulers, philosophy, and the Great Wall of China. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Margherita Bassi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kBZA9k5TiE3GwrehfFLMv3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lotus shoes: Tiny footwear for Chinese women whose feet were bound as children ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lotus shoes are tiny footwear associated with foot-binding, a beauty practice that lasted for at least a millennium in China. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:03:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HPb47J3Vmg96rWMLyk8Q5T-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A shoe for a woman with bound feet, made in China in the 1930s. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a person with a dark glove holds a very small heeled shoe]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2,000-year-old skulls reveal people in ancient Vietnam permanently blackened their teeth — a stylish practice that persists today ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a study of 2,000-year-old skulls from Vietnam, archaeologists discovered that iron was the primary component that dyed teeth black. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hbCN5G8Pd2CgrhtkzhUp5n-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 2,000-year-old skull shows a layer of black pigment on the teeth of an individual from Dong Xa, Vietnam.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a human skull with blackened teeth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A coffin holding a dead 'princess' fell from an eroded cliff over 100 years ago — archaeologists just solved a major mystery about her ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dendrochronological analysis of a mysterious log coffin that tumbled from a cliff a century ago reveals clues to life in Roman-era Poland. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:06:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Romans]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HLoySYgHii9GRJAUwffUHh-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The log coffin on display with an illustration of the Roman-era &quot;princess&quot; who was originally interred in it.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a log coffin sits on a stand in a museum with an illustration of the skeleton that was once contained in it projected on the wall behind it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In a 'race against time,' archaeologists uncovered Roman-era footprints from a Scottish beach before the tide washed them away ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists raced against the tide to record a unique set of footprints made 2,000 years ago on a Scottish beach. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:25:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:56:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ywNbSvBNG8DHPoXLtiHNYk-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The outline of a footprint left in the clay 2,000 years ago. The orange coloring is digitally added.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a footprint outlined in orange in the mud with an archaeological scale in the foreground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2,500-year-old 'primitive prosthetic' found on jaw of mummified Scythian woman who survived complex jaw surgery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers used CT scans to peer inside a partially mummified skull and discovered the woman survived jaw surgery 2,500 years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:54:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m7EX5Wu2qDM3wEpjm6nrUc-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the right side of the Pazyryk woman&#039;s skull.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two side views of a partially mummified human skull]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Absolute surprise': Homo erectus skulls found in China are almost 1.8 million years old — the oldest evidence of the ancient human relatives in East Asia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new date for Homo erectus skulls found in central China provides new insight into how and when ancient human relatives reached eastern Asia. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RA7HhAU5om2ztTPMLdkRKM-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The reconstruction of the two original Yunxian &lt;em&gt;Homo erectus&lt;/em&gt; fossils, discovered in 1989 and 1990. There is currently no reconstruction of the third Yunxian skull.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two reconstructions of archaic human faces based on the two original Yunxian Homo erectus skulls. Below are the original skulls.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Research group claims preeclampsia doomed the Neanderthals, but experts say it's just a 'thought experiment' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy that involves high blood pressure, could have led to a decline in Neanderthals' fertility, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xzu95ffHBXjtTQTVFJsDMk-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A team of doctors is suggesting that high blood pressure during pregnancy may have contributed to the decline of Neanderthals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[reconstruction of a female Neanderthal looking off to the right]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5,500 years ago, a teenage girl was buried with her father's bones on her chest, new DNA study reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A novel DNA analysis of skeletons excavated from a Neolithic hunter-gatherer cemetery in Sweden has revealed surprising family relationships. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gy5a9qWtsTUXbkobsyJUZi-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A young teenage girl was buried with her father&#039;s remains clustered on top of her.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a human skeleton with other human bones on top, being excavated from the ground]]></media:text>
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