History
Archaeology

78,000-year-old human burial
The oldest known burial by modern humans in Africa took place about 78,000 years ago
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Archaeology

3,000-year-old city in the Valley of the Kings
In early April, archaeologists and the Egyptian government announced the discovery of a 3,000-year-old city, the largest ever unearthed in ancient Egypt
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COVID-19

Death of a man; extinction of an ethnic group
Aruká Juma, the last person to speak the language of the Juma people, died of COVID-19 on February
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History

Unfolding the past
Using an X-ray microtomography scanner, an international team of researchers was able to read the contents of a letter from the Renaissance Period without actually opening it
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Archival science

Behind the scenes of science
Classified as documents, notebooks describing early research can serve as a source of reference for further studies
INTERVIEW

Lourdes Sola: The transitions of democracy
A pioneer in Brazilian political science, the researcher speaks on the relationship between politics and economics
By Glenda Mezarobba and Diego Viana
UFRJ – 100 Years

A century-long heritage
The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro has reached its 100th anniversary as one of the most productive institutions in Brazil
Archaeology

Inca offerings in Lake Titicaca
A stone box made of volcanic rock found at the bottom of Lake Titicaca is helping archaeologists to better understand the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Incan Empire
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Archaeology

30,000 years ago in the Americas
Mexican site suggests settlement of the Americas began 30,000 years ago
History

The first voyages across the Pacific
The first inhabitants of Polynesia had contact with native peoples from the Americas just over 800 years ago
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Retrospect

In the palm of the hand
A São Paulo physician developed a portable respirator in the 1950s
Archaeology

The new dimensions of Ur
Ur may have occupied an area up to eight times greater than previously estimated by archaeologists in the 1980s
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Genetics

America, the African mosaic
The transatlantic slave trade shaped the genetic makeup of populations across North and South America
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