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Oct 29, 2024 · As construction of a pipeline nears, an effort to preserve an Indigenous trail in Canada tests whether heritage management can keep up with advances in archaeology.

Nov 2, 2024 · Pompeii. Machu Picchu. Stonehenge. Angkor Wat. The Great Pyramid of Giza. Those of us who grew up in Western cultures tend to think of archaeology as the study of a place — a point on …

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Aug 15, 2025 · Archaeology Ancient hominids made long road trips to collect stone for tools A Kenyan site shows early hominids transported stone 13 kilometers for toolmaking as early as 2.6 million …

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Apr 7, 2025 · Archaeology Neandertal-like tools found in China present a mystery A style of primitive stone tools named for the French site where they were first discovered have shown up half a world …