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World's oldest evidence of habitual drug use traced back 25,000 years to Indonesia

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By Tom Metcalfe Verified
| MSN UK Verified
The world's oldest known habitual drug use can be traced to an island in Indonesia, where ice age hunter-gatherers sucked on betel nuts — palm seeds that contain a neuroactive substance, a new study finds. Scientists made the discovery after studying strange grooves in the teeth of two prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
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Scientists unlock new clues to what a mysterious ancient human ancestor looked like

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By Tom Metcalfe Verified, Claire Cameron Verified
| Scientific American Verified
An analysis of ancient bones found in a Chinese cave offer glimpses of how Denisovans lived more than 130,000 years ago The Denisovans are considered one of modern humans' closest ancient ancestors, yet we know very little about how they looked or lived. But new analyses of remains from Bianfu Cave in Yunnan province, southwestern China, reveal not only clues to how these ancient hominins looked, but also how they survived and thrived at the site more than 130,000 years ago.
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Ricostruito il volto di un uomo vissuto in Inghilterra durante la conquista normanna

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| National Geographic Italia Verified
I ricercatori hanno dato un volto all'individuo sepolto in una chiesa del Lincolnshire intorno al 1079, dopo l’arrivo dei Normanni. Alcuni indizi suggeriscono che potesse provenire dalla Scandinavia. DI Tom Metcalfe pubblicato 08-09-2026 Kevin Booth, curatore capo delle collezioni dell’English Heritage, riporta in mostra il “Conquest Man” presso la chiesa di San Pietro a Barton-upon-Humber. Recentemente, gli scienziati hanno ricostruito il volto dell’uomo.
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