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Tracing the Huns’ Genetic Legacy: A Eurasian Patchwork of Ancestry

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The results paint a complex picture of migration, cultural blending, and long-distance connections. The researchers found no widespread East Asian ancestry among the European populations of the Carpathian Basin following the Huns' arrival. Related Research de Barros Damgaard, P., Rasmussen, S., Nature, 557 , 369–374.

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

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In the 8th century CE, the Avars—an enigmatic group with roots in the East Asian steppes—settled in Central Europe, weaving a tapestry of cultural cohesion amid genetic diversity. Their findings reveal an intriguing story of cultural integration despite distinct genetic divides.

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The Life of a 17,000-Year-Old Infant from Ice Age Italy

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The findings, published in Nature Communications 1 , reveal a wealth of information about the boy's ancestry, physical traits, health, and the environment in which he lived, offering a rare glimpse into the lives of prehistoric humans. Life history and ancestry of the late Upper Palaeolithic infant from Grotta delle Mura, Italy.

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Carving the Mind: Middle Paleolithic Engravings and the Dawn of Symbolic Thought

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With only five analyzed artifacts, it remains difficult to determine whether these engravings were widespread cultural phenomena or isolated, individual expressions. A population of hybrid ancestry? Symbolic evolution and the cultural explosion: A model for the emergence of symbolic thinking." First and foremost is sample size.

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Illegibility and Immobility in the Social Lives of Muslim Migrants in Japan

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Between 2018 and 2023, foreign labor grew by over 40% with a growing number of workers coming from South and Southeast Asia. Passing in Japanese Society N arratives linking blood to culture shape the experiences of migrants in Japan. Today, three million foreign residents make up about 3% of Japans total population.

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Norway law decrees: Let childhood be childhood

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million people , about 82 percent of whom are of Norwegian ancestry, across a space roughly the size of Montana. Nature and outdoor play are staples of Norwegian culture. Different culture,” she said, as she recalled the story. Norway, a democracy with a figurehead monarchy, is home to about 5.5

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OPINION: Betsy DeVos’ slippery slope of religion, ethnicity and race

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May 2, 2018, Washington D.C. Responses usually include: a religion, a race, an ethnicity, a culture and a country. Education Secretary Betsy Devos at the Teacher of the Year ceremony at the White House. Photo: Alex Edelman/CNP via ZUMA Wire. I regularly offer a course at my university called Teaching the Holocaust: History and Memory.