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A Relative from the Tianyuan Cave: Humans Living 40,000 Years Ago Likely Related to Many Present-Day Asians and Native Americans
January 21, 2013 — Ancient DNA has revealed that humans living some 40,000 years ago in the area near Beijing were likely related to many present-day Asians and Native ... > full story -
Genetic Admixture in Southern Africa
January 17, 2013 — Researchers have investigated the maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA of 500 individuals from southern Africa speaking different Khoisan and Bantu languages. Their results demonstrate that Khoisan ... > full story -
New Study Sheds Light on the Origin of the European Jewish Population
January 16, 2013 — Despite being one of the most genetically analyzed groups, the origin of European Jews has remained obscure. However, a new study argues that the European Jewish genome is a mosaic of Caucasus, ... > full story -
Earliest Sea Cow Ancestors Originated in Africa, Lived in Fresh Water
January 16, 2013 — A new fossil discovered in Tunisia represents the oldest known ancestor of modern-day sea cows, supporting the African origins of these marine ... > full story -
Facebook Concept Used by 16th Century Scholars
January 15, 2013 — Our obsession with social networking is not exclusive to the 21st century, according to ... > full story -
War Was Central to Minoan Civilization of Crete, Contrary to Popular Belief
January 15, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that the ancient civilization of Crete, known as Minoan, had strong martial traditions, contradicting the commonly held view of Minoans as a peace-loving ... > full story -
Gene Flow from India to Australia About 4,000 Years Ago
January 14, 2013 — Australia is thought to have remained largely isolated between its initial colonization around 40,000 years ago and the arrival of Europeans in the late 1800s. A new study has found evidence of ... > full story -
What Did Our Ancestors Look Like? Hair and Eye Color Can Be Determined for Ancient Human Remains
January 13, 2013 — A new method of establishing hair and eye color from modern forensic samples can also be used to identify details from ancient human remains, finds a new study. The HIrisPlex DNA analysis system was ... > full story -
A History Lesson from Genes: Using DNA to Tell Us How Populations Change
January 9, 2013 — Researchers have developed a software model that can infer population history from modern ... > full story -
Archaeologists Unearth More Than 300 Prehistoric Clay Figurines in Greece
January 7, 2013 — Archaeologists studying a Neolithic archaeological site in central Greece have helped unearth over 300 clay figurines, one of the highest density for such finds in south-eastern ... > full story
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