Cave clue to 'first beachcombers'
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Shellfish discarded in a South African cave is said to be the earliest evidence of humans living and thriving by the sea.
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A 3,000-year-old burial site in Vanuatu containing 60 headless skeletons and skulls in pots is helping end the mystery over colonization of the Pacific and the first Polynesians, archaeologists said on Tuesday.
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Archaeologists said Monday they have found a cave where they believe John the Baptist anointed many of his disciples &#151; a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool of water.
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A study of pre-historic animals reveals the crucial role of the English Channel in shaping  Britain's natural history.
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As if health and a little togetherness aren't enough reason to get outside, Vicky and Howard announce what they hope will be the first in a series of MisFits Trail Challenges -- in which we pick a local hiking route, give you a couple of riddles to solve and dole out a modest gift or two to reward quick-witted hikers.
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There are intriguing new clues in the mystery of how the woolly mammoth met its demise in North America more than 10,000 years ago.
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By Jane Wooldridge, The Miami Herald  Dec. 10--SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA, Chile -- A solitary grave sits near the top of the 10,000-foot pass, a simple monument with a yawning view of the bleached and scarred valley so loved by British geologist Sydney Hollingworth that he asked to buried here.
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TZOVA, Israel  - A British archeologist has dug up  evidence linking John the Baptist to a cave used for bathing  rituals in hills near Jerusalem in what he said could be one of  the biggest recent finds for Christian history.
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Carvings about 70,000 years old on a snake-like rock in a cave in Botswana indicate that Stone Age people developed religious rituals far earlier than previously believed, a researcher said on Thursday.
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LIMA, Peru  - Archeologists have uncovered a 600-year-old, large underground cemetery belonging to a Peruvian warrior culture, thought to be the first discovery of its kind, an official said on Thursday.
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See photos of "Lucy's baby" and other Australopithecus afarensis fossils that represent some of the earliest human ancestors known.
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Archaeologists excavating a sprawling prehistoric fortress in southern Greece have discovered a secret underground passage thought to have supplied the site with water in times of danger.
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"Hic sunt dracones," warned the black "X" on many an ancient mariner's map, marking spots in the unknown depths where dragons or serpents were thought to lurk. Since Plato's long-ago tale of the sunken island of Atlantis, humans have wondered whether lost worlds, teeming with life, might lie hidden in the ocean deeps.
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They aren't certain, but underwater archaeologists say they may have discovered a boulder with a prehistoric carving in Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay.
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Perforated shells discovered in a limestone cave in eastern Morocco are the oldest adornments ever found and show humans used symbols in Africa 40,000 years before Europe, the kingdom&#39;s government said.
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A previously unknown creature has been roaming the Kenai Peninsula's Mystery Hills &#151; or at least its alpine rock crevices.
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Code-breakers from Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire are to reveal their findings on a 250-year-old mystery.