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How Many Words Do "Eskimos" Really Have for Snow?

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How Many Words Do "Eskimos" Really Have for Snow?

11 Ancient Native American Earthworks You Can Visit

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Illinois was the location of the largest Mississippian Culture city before European contact.

11 Ancient Native American Earthworks You Can Visit

9 Fascinating Discoveries that Changed Our Understanding of Human Evolution

A replica of the Laetoli footprints discovered in Laetoli, Tanzania; The original footprints were dated to 3.6 million years ago.

9 Fascinating Discoveries that Changed Our Understanding of Human Evolution

20 Amazing Historical Discoveries in the Last 20 Years

The Staffordshire Hoard contains the one of the richest collections of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found.

20 Amazing Historical Discoveries in the Last 20 Years

Humans First Arrived in North America 30,000 Years Ago, New Studies Suggest

Researcher samples cave sediments for DNA.

9 Ancient Objects That Have Had DNA Tests

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The American Museum of Natural History Moves Its Great Canoe—for the First Time in 60 Years—to Its Revitalized Northwest Coast Hall

From left to right: Kaa-xoo-auxc (Garfield George), Jisgang (Nika Collison), Megan Humchitt, Haa’yuups (Ron Hamilton), and Chief Wigviłba Wákas (Harvey Humchitt) performing traditional ceremony before the move of the Great Canoe at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

14 Incredible Scientific Discoveries of the Decade

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Archaeologists Uncover Infant Remains Wearing Skulls of Older Children

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An Exercise in Poo-Tility: Scientist Tries to Make a Knife Out of Poop

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Scientists Are Creating a 3D Model of an 18th-Century ‘Vampire Witch’ Who Was Tortured to Death

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5 Rules for the Paleo Diet from Actual Paleolithic Humans

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5 Signs Humans Are Still Evolving

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13 Facts About the Chauvet Cave Paintings

A view taken on June 13, 2014 shows paintings of animal figures on the rock walls of the Chauvet Cave in Vallon Pont d'Arc.

Stonehenge Builders Likely Descended From Immigrants, Genetic Analysis Says

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Unraveling the History of Human Hair

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