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A Forgotten Chapter in Human Evolution: The Hidden Ancestry of Modern Humans

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But new research suggests that this narrative is missing an entire chapter. The researchers made this discovery not by analyzing ancient bones but by studying the DNA of living people. Over time, this population eventually gave rise to the majority of Homo sapiens ancestry, as well as to Neanderthals and Denisovans.

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Ancient DNA Reveals Genetic and Linguistic Divides in the Bronze Age Mediterranean

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Researchers have discovered a genetic divide during the Bronze Age, which correlates with linguistic patterns between Eastern and Western Indo-European populations. Distribution of Bell Beaker-derived and Yamnaya-derived ancestry proportions obtained from the IBD admixture model.

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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."

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The Ocean Floor Jawbone That’s Redrawing Denisovan History

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But researchers turned to another molecular witness: ancient proteins. “Retrieving this kind of molecular evidence from a fossil recovered from the sea floor — that would have been impossible even a decade ago,” noted Sheela Athreya, a paleoanthropologist not involved in the research. . A Species or a Population?

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

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Now, an international team of researchers 1 has uncovered the first ancient genomes from this long-lost ecosystem, shedding new light on an ancient North African lineage that has all but disappeared. 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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Bae of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and senior researcher Xiujie Wu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the research sheds light on a complex evolutionary period in Asia’s late Middle and early Late Pleistocene. Led by Professor Christopher J.

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

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However, recent research challenges this narrative, emphasizing the pivotal role of human interactions and demographic dynamics in this monumental change.​ Research indicates that early European farmers did not entirely displace local hunter-gatherers. Instead, there was a prolonged period of coexistence and genetic admixture.