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In a region known for hosting some of the earliest evidence of modern humans, DNA analysis was sparse. Until now.

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Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It's time to get that knowledge back.

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The grandson of a former prime minister of Italy returned an ancient wine vessel that his grandfather had been gifted back to ...