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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. Their findings reveal an intriguing story of cultural integration despite distinct genetic divides. 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. Their findings, recently published in Nature , challenge existing models of early human migration and isolation in North Africa. Hollfelder, N.,

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Unveiling Homo juluensis: A New Chapter in Human Evolution

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Source: American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2010. Source: Current Anthropology, 2017. The Late Middle Pleistocene Hominin Fossil Record of East Asia Synthesizes evidence from the Middle Pleistocene, emphasizing morphological diversity and evolutionary trajectories.

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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. Szécsényi-Nagy, A., Mallick, S., ​ Rivollat, M., Schiffels, S.,

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The Firekeepers of the Ice Age: Unearthing the Gravettian Flame

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The research, published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 1 , presents compelling micro-archaeological evidence that fire was not just a survival tool but a defining cultural trait of the Gravettian tradition. 2017) – Discusses the micromorphological analysis of combustion features in Paleolithic sites.

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Caring for and through Language: Tibetan Refugees and Heritage Language Education in Canada

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The Tibetan community in Vancouver includes approximately 700 people, more than 200 of whom migrated from four settlements in Arunachal Pradesh, India, to Canada through a federal refugee resettlement program between 2013 and 2017. In 2017, Tibetan parents in Vancouver decided to organize efforts to care for their heritage language.

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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 : Genome Biology , 2017.