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Preserved brains tend to look like normal brains, but they're often one-fifth of the typical size. Alexandra Morton-Hayward If they’re lucky, archaeologists find human bones or teeth that have been ...

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A new study has challenged previously held views that brain preservation in the archaeological record is extremely rare. The team compiled a new archive of preserved human brains, which highlighted ...

If you dig into an archaeological site - and who among us hasn't? - you may uncover ancient human teeth and bones. But scientists are also finding brains. Unlike skin, muscle and other soft tissue, ...

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