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East Meets West: Avar Society’s Genetic Patchwork in Early Medieval Austria

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New research, published in Nature 1 by an international team of researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, delves into the lives of two neighboring Avar communities in Lower Austria. These people were obviously regarded as Avars, regardless of their ancestry." Related Research **Pohl, W.

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Ancient DNA from the Green Sahara Reveals a Lost North African Lineage

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This discovery reveals a deeply rooted and long-isolated genetic lineage in North Africa," said Nada Salem of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, the study’s lead author. This ancient group shares ancestry with the 15,000-year-old foragers of Taforalt Cave in Morocco, associated with the Iberomaurusian culture.

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Unveiling Homo juluensis: A New Chapter in Human Evolution

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Bridging Evolutionary Gaps in Asia Asia's evolutionary timeline during the Pleistocene is marked by a mosaic of hominin species, each contributing uniquely to human ancestry. Source: American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2010. Source: Current Anthropology, 2017.

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Rethinking the Dawn of Agriculture: Human Agency in the Neolithic Transition

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Researchers from institutions including the University of Bath and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have developed a mathematical model that underscores the significance of human demographic interactions over environmental factors. Instead, there was a prolonged period of coexistence and genetic admixture. Mallick, S.,

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Neanderthals and Modern Humans: A Shared Past Revealed Through DNA

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“Most non-Africans today carry 1-2% Neanderthal ancestry, underscoring the impact of these interactions on the settlement of regions outside Africa.” Dr. Benjamin Peter from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology explained, “We show that the period of mixing was quite complex. DOI : 10.1016/j.ajhg.2014.10.003

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The First Europeans: Ancient Genomes Reveal Complex Histories of Human Expansion and Neanderthal Interactions

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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 , 2014. Journal : Nature , 2018. Journal : Nature , 2014.

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Are Neanderthals and Homo sapiens Separate Species?

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Journal : Evolutionary Anthropology , 2022. Publisher : Oxford University Press , 2017. 1302653110 Summary : Uses dental morphology to reassess speciation events and shared ancestry between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. Journal : Journal of Anthropological Sciences , 2007. Journal : Journal of Human Evolution , 2017.

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