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Quiz time 🚨
In Italy’s Invisible cities, Dr Michael Scott explored Naples, Venice, and Florence to reveal their rich histories and cultural legacies.
Which advanced tool helped him in this journey?
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Pre-historic poll alert 🚨
Guess which one is a human pelvis?
In our recent clip from Prehistoric autopsy, Professor Alice Roberts takes a closer look a 3-Million-Year-Old Pelvis which reveals evolution’s Impact on Childbirth. Watch this, to find out the answer: https://youtu.be/rh-VbA5nKWE
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💀 Quiz Time ⁉️
Which physical feature do we posses that is surprisingly unique to Homo sapiens?
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HUMAN – A New Documentary Series 💀 bbc.in/4ljRTMg
How did we become the only human species to exist across the globe?
For thousands of years, at least six other known human species once walked the Earth. None of them survived. Now, new discoveries in ancient DNA and fascinating fossil finds are rewriting everything we thought we knew about our origins, and how we truly became us.
Join paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi as she takes you on a journey through 300,000 years of human history in this new series launching on BBC iPlayer in the UK from 14 July.
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#HistoryNews 📰
A 3,500-year-old city has just been uncovered in Peru! Named Peñico, this ancient hub may hold the key to what happened to Caral – the oldest known civilisation in the Americas. Could this remarkable discovery rewrite what we know about early trade, culture, and civilisation collapse in the ancient Andes?
Explore the secrets unearthed in the hills of Barranca 👉 bbc.in/3GwQqD1
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Ancient Mystery Quiz ⁉️ Check out this episode and then test your knowledge: bbc.in/4lqGJoI
In our recent clip from Meet The Ancestors, archaeologists uncovered strange burials at a crumbling Roman villa in Lugano. But which of these artefacts were not found?
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Which medieval figure linked Tintagel Castle to the legend of King Arthur?
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☢️🦕 Quiz time ⁉️ In Moab, what unexpected substance helped lead palaeontologists to dinosaur bones?
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Which of these features made Beaumaris Castle nearly impenetrable?
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🗡️ Quiz time ⁉️
What mineral sparked the Bronze Age revolution in Britain?
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