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From ‘the last Neanderthal’ to sacrifices in Peru: Our biggest archaeology stories of 2024

This past year was an exciting one for archaeology, with scientists using cutting-edge technology to learn about humans and our close extinct relatives. The array of tools available to archaeologists is impressive. One is lidar (light detection and ranging), which involves shooting lasers from an aircraft to map the ground’s topography, which was used to […]