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17,000-Year-Old Remains Reveal Ancient Baby Likely Had Blue Eyes And Heart Disease

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17,000-Year-Old Remains Reveal Ancient Baby Likely Had Blue Eyes And Heart Disease

Scientists have discovered new details about an Ice Age baby who lived in southern Italy about 17,000 years ago. The remains, which were discovered by archaeologist Mauro Calattini in the Grotta delle Mura cave in Monopoli in 1998, indicate that the child probably died from congenital heart disease. DNA analysis determined that the baby, who…

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14 Skeletons Found In Ruined 5,000-Year-Old Neolithic Tomb In Scotland

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14 Skeletons Found In Ruined 5,000-Year-Old Neolithic Tomb In Scotland

A three-week excavation took place at the Neolithic site at Holm. Archaeologists, in collaboration with experts from National Museums Scotland (NMS) and Cardiff University, have revealed the existence of a Neolithic site in Holm on the main Orkney island. Remarkably, despite extensive damage inflicted by Victorian antiquarians more than a century ago, fragments of human…

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