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Anthropology.net
APRIL 2, 2025
© Archaeological Mission in the Sahara, Sapienza University of Rome By analyzing DNA from two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified individuals found in the Takarkori rock shelter of southwestern Libya, researchers have identified a genetic signature distinct from both sub-Saharan and Eurasian populations. van de Loosdrecht, M.
Anthropology.net
JANUARY 8, 2025
The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 (PNAS), combines insights from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology to paint a more complete picture of Wallacea’s past. Researchers analyzed 254 newly sequenced genomes, uncovering evidence of extensive gene flow from West Papua into the islands of Wallacea.
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Anthropology.net
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have decoded 1 the DNA of seven individuals found at sites in Germany and Czechia, revealing a lineage that carried traces of Neanderthal ancestry and left behind no modern descendants. Journal : Nature , 2016. Journal : Science , 2016.
Anthropology.net
JUNE 23, 2024
For instance, ancient individuals from Oase and Bacho Kiro showed very recent Neanderthal ancestry, suggesting frequent interactions with Neanderthals, even if their lineages did not persist. Neandertal ancestry through time: Insights from genomes of ancient and present-day humans. 1 Iasi, L. Chintalapati, M., Hajdinjak, M.,
Anthropology.net
MARCH 11, 2025
Exposed section of archaeological sediments dated to to 110 thousand years ago at Tinshemet cave A new study, published in Nature Human Behaviour 1 , brings fresh insight into this question. For decades, researchers have debated the nature of their interactions. Did they coexist peacefully, exchanging ideas and technologies?
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