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Jean-Étienne Liotard, L'Archiduchesse Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche, future Reine de France, à l'âge de 7 ans (1762)

New research finds defining childhood portrait of Marie Antoinette is really her sister

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Fig. 1. Overhead views of late Middle Neolithic violence-related human mass deposits of the Alsace region, France, analysed in this study. A) pit 157 from Bergheim “Saulager” and B) pit 124 from Achenheim “Strasse 2, RD 45”.

Ritual sacrifice or propaganda? Oxford-led research uncovers Europe's earliest victory rites

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Composite image showing a sepia photograph of May and Frank Watson walking together, overlaid with a 1945 telegram from Frank to May reading “God bless you… hope to see you soon,” and a 1943 handwritten birthday card from May to Frank.

Unseen WWII letters and diaries released for VJ Day's 80th anniversary

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A large bronze vessel with ornate handles in a display case. At the front is a clear box containing an orange-brown substance.

Oxford chemists identify honey offering in a 2,500-year-old shrine

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Exon Domesday. Credit: Dean & Chapter, Exeter

Author of William the Conqueror’s ‘Medieval Big Data’ project revealed

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Sunset at Selenga River in Ulan ude. Credit: Flexire, Getty Images

Ancient linguistic clues reveal that the European Huns had Siberian roots

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Chichuahua dog in Mexico. Credit: Urvashi9, Getty Images

Ancient DNA reveals new clues about the incredible journey of dogs in the Americas

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A young white lady with curly brown hair wearing a lab coat and face mask holds up a small fossilised brain in a petri dish.

New method provides the key to accessing proteins in ancient human remains

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Statue of a pope. Credit: PCP, Getty Images

Expert Comment: The point of the pope. Why His Holiness matters (even if you’re not a Catholic)

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Faces graphic Credit Nasreen Sheikh

Oxford Humanities team delivers framework for tackling modern slavery and human trafficking

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