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Meet the 800-year-old golden rhinoceros that challenged apartheid South Africa
Treasures from pre-colonial southern Africa were suppressed because they contradicted apartheid's official history.
Raiders of the lost marks: how we uncovered the mysterious prehistoric rock art of the Cochno stone
It's arguably Europe's premier Bronze Age art site -– but it has spent the last 50 years hidden underground.
Scientists at work: Public archaeologists dig before the construction crews do
Cultural resource management archaeologists don't choose where they dig. Instead they identify, evaluate and preserve cultural heritage sites in locations slated for development.
Solving the Piltdown Man crime: how we worked out there was only one forger
Fossils claiming to be the missing link between ape and humans were manipulated in such a way that Charles Dawson, who discovered them, was most likely the forger.
How we discovered infectious diseases in 2,000-year-old faeces from the Silk Road
How a research team identified parasites in 'hygiene sticks' that travellers on the Silk Road effectively used as their toilet paper.
What the world’s oldest calculator tells us about the ancient Greeks’ view of the universe
A bronze artefact rescued from a Greek shipwreck could hold the secrets of the universe.
Meet 3-million-year-old Lucy – she’ll tell you a lot about modern African heritage
When it comes to valuable African fossils, much is at stake. They often unearth disputed ways of debating archaeology as a science of ‘discovery’.
Meet Lidar: the amazing laser technology that’s helping archaeologists discover lost cities
Space lasers developed in the 1970s are being put to a brand new use.
How the Antiquities Act has expanded the national park system and fueled struggles over land protection
The 1906 Antiquities Act gives presidents unilateral power to protect land as national monuments. The law has saved important places, but has also fueled intense conflicts over land control.
Why did Tutankhamun have a dagger made from a meteorite?
Research has confirmed a knife found in the ancient Egyptian pharaoh's tomb was made with metal from the heavens.
The Rose and the property developer: a cautionary tale on the perils of hasty urban planning
In an attempt to speed up the planning process, the government has introduced a new law which could put Britain's heritage at risk.
Kennewick Man will be reburied, but quandaries around human remains won’t
A 9,000-year-old skeleton became a high-profile and highly contested case for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. How do we respectfully deal with ancient human remains?
The world’s oldest axe shows the cut and thrust of academia
Getting a scientific paper published about a significant finding - like the discovery of the world's oldest axe - is challenge in itself.
The Middle East heritage debate is becoming worryingly colonial
A model Palmyra's Arch of Triumph, made in Italy from Egyptian marble, has been installed in London's Trafalgar Square. Is this such a good thing?
Viking invaders struck deep into the west of England – and may have stuck around
The reach of the Vikings in England went further than we thought.
Ordinary Syrians are risking their lives to protect their cultural heritage
Unpaid volunteers are negotiating with Islamic State and facing military attacks as they try to save Syria's ancient cities.
Have humans always gone to war?
Archaeological remains, traditional tribes and conflict among chimpanzees can tell us much about the history of human warfare.
Do prehistoric Pueblo populist revolutions presage American politics today?
Multiple times over the centuries, climate issues caused Pueblo farming to collapse, taking the establishment down with it. New research suggests there are parallels with American inequalities today.
Should we 3D print a new Palmyra?
Work is already underway to repair the damage to the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria, but we need to question if technology will take things too far.
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Research associate, University of Oxford
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Director of the Palaeontology, Geobiology and Earth Archives Research Centre (PANGEA), UNSW Australia
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Tom Austen Brown Professor of Australian Archaeology, University of Sydney
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Professor in Archaeology, University of Bristol
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Professor of Anthropological and Comparative Anatomy, University of Adelaide
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PhD; Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Alice Gorman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer in archaeology and space studies, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Bradford
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Anniversary Chair in Landscape Archaeology, University of Bradford
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation and ARC Australian Professorial Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Professor, Classics & Ancient History, University of Western Australia
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Professor of Sociology and Head of the Department of Criminology and Sociology, Middlesex University
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ARC Postdoctoral Fellow, Evolution of Earth & Life Systems Research Group, UNSW Australia
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Director, Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Archaeology, Flinders University
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