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Heliga Birgitta, Sainte Brigitte. 7 Lost Bodies of Work (That Would Have Changed Everything) History has one hell of a chronic problem when it comes to keeping some of the greatest triumphs in human achievement safe from the triumphs of greater assholes. As a result, a whole lot of the most important stuff humans have ever created has been destroyed or lost. Here are a few of the works of art, literature and science that would have been some of the most influential in history, had they lasted long enough. The (Supposed) Lost Sayings of Jesus The Q Document, if it exists, is probably the single most influential thing recorded, like, in the history of ever. This is because the Q Document supposedly contains the lion's share of the collected teachings of Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth, and is the suspected source for many of his quotes in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The Gospel according to Q. Basically, the Gospels of Matthew and Luke were written apart from each other, but there are certain sections to them that are nearly identical, right down to identical phrasing.

So What Happened? Top 10 Mysteries of the First Humans | Human Origins | Ardi, Hobbits & Neanderthals. Credit: Nicolle Rager Fuller, National Science Foundation.Humans are unique among life on this planet, and much remains a mystery as to how we evolved. What steps came first? Why did we evolve this way and not that direction? Why are we the only human species left? What other paths might we have gone down in our evolution? And what directions might we go from here?

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Mythology. Creation Story in Norse Mythology. Ancient skeletons discovered in Georgia threaten to overturn the theory of human evolution. By David Derbyshire Updated: 12:26 GMT, 9 September 2009 For generations, scientists have believed Africa was the cradle of mankind. Now a stunning archaeological discovery suggests our primitive ancestors left Africa to explore the world around 800,000 years earlier than was previously thought before returning to their home continent. It was there - hundreds of thousands of years later - that they evolved into modern humans and embarked on a second mass migration, researchers say. Astonishing discovery: Archaeologists have unearthed six ancient skeletons dating back 1.8 million years in the hills of Georgia Archaeologists have unearthed six ancient skeletons dating back 1.8 million years in the hills of Georgia which threaten to overturn the theory of human evolution.

The Georgian bones - which include incredibly well preserved skulls and teeth - are the earliest humans ever found outside Africa. Professor David Lordkipanidze with one of the skulls from the Georgia site. History: Ancient History in-depth. Dinosaurs: The Natural History Museum's Dino Directory. Facts.