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Emily H Wilson

Man discovers fire... in Thetford

The 400,000-year-old fireplace that could transform what we know about human evolution

Wed 10 Dec 2025

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Grasshopper relic for sale. But was it stolen from King Tut’s tomb?

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Grasshopper relic for sale. But was it stolen from King Tut’s tomb?
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I knew the axe we’d found was old ... but that old?

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I knew the axe we’d found was old ... but that old?

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