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Secrets of Egyptian painters revealed by chemistry
Contrary to prior assumptions, ancient Egyptian painters did at times push the boundaries of convention.
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The untold history of the horse in the American Plains, a new future for the world
The continent of North America is where horses first emerged. Millions of years of evolutionary changes transformed the horse before it became the…
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Discovery of extracts from a lost astronomical catalogue
Hipparchus' Star Catalogue is the earliest known attempt to accurately determine the position of fixed stars.
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Neanderthals appear to have been carnivores
For the first time, zinc isotope ratios in tooth enamel have been analysed with the aim of identifying the diet of a…
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Before horses, ass hybrids were bred for warfare
Before the introduction of the domestic horse in Mesopotamia, valuable equids were being harnessed to ceremonial or military…
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Origin of domestic horses finally established
The modern horse was domesticated around 2200 years BCE in the northern Caucasus.
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