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Neanderthal

Neanderthal molar thousands of years older than first thought

Illustration. Small part of a Neanderthal's bone. Waltraud Grubitzsch/PAP/EPA

The new discovery helps to shed new light on the migratory movements of the Neanderthal people.

What lies beneath: cave and tunnel network discovered under castle

Discovery adds to the mystery and legends surrounding Castle Olsztyn.

Tools dating back 40,000 years including double-edged flint knife found in ancient castle cave

The excavations carried out at the castle in Olsztyn and the hill it stands on shed fascinating light on Neanderthal life thousands of years ago.

It’s the Flintstones! Archaeologists find 60,000-year-old Neanderthal workshop with 17,000 flint objects

The find in southern Poland appears to challenge existing beliefs about how the Neanderthals used open spaces. Scientists thought that Neanderthals living outside caves rarely settled there for long, at least not until later, alongside homo sapiens. For this reason, they rarely left behind larger numbers of tools.

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Over 25 ‘priceless’ engravings return to Gdańsk after they were feared lost forever

Dating from between the 16th and 19th century, the director of the National Museum in Gdańsk described the collection as being ‘entwined with the museum’s DNA’. He said: “It is with this collection that the whole institution began.”

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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