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Sam Kean has gone back in time, at least in practice, for his new book "Dinner with King Tut." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about "experimental archeology" and learning about ancient cultures.

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It was common for ancient cultures to communally take hallucinogens, but this society did things much differently.

Over the years, Chinese archaeologists have uncovered new jade relics that may shed light on the dawn of Chinese civilization ...

Our ancient ancestors have done some interesting things to human bones over the years, but one example from the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula is a real puzzle. There, in multiple locations ...

The discovery challenges what is known about the materials, skills and ingenuity of ancient civilizations. Previously, archaeologists believed ancient Indonesians primarily used locally available ...

For some cultures, the practice of cranial deformation may have offered individuals a path to privilege later in their lives.