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"Missing Link" Found?

Take a look at the creature scientists are hailing as the link that could unlock the mystery of human evolution.

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Expanding the Family Tree

Meet our distant relative, the Neanderthal, and learn how scientists are using ages old DNA to understand their primitive lifestyles.

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Oldest Art in the Americas

The Americas' first artist may have been an Ice Age hunter in what is now Florida, according to an anthropologist who has examined a 13,000-year-old bone etching.

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Searching for Afghanistan's Third Giant Buddha

The Taliban blew up Afghanistan's two known giant Buddhas in 2001, but is there a third? Archaeologist Zemaryalai Tarzi says yes, and he's determined to find it.

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Explore Herod's works and watch exclusive video.

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See the latest discoveries and archaeological news.

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Explore the life of Herod the Great with photos, videos, and more.

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Help archaeologists find Herod’s lost tomb.

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