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

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A recent study published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 1 takes a significant step toward answering these questions. A population of hybrid ancestry? Current Anthropology. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences , 17 (1). But at what point did this transition occur? Did Neanderthals create them?

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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. Journal : PNAS , 2019.

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

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Prior to the opening of the mosque in 2019, the local Muslim organization operated a prayer room out of its offices in downtown. Foreign residents and Japanese of mixed ancestry try to pass as Japanese to avoid the stigma of being a foreigner. However, not all foreigners are treated equally in Japan.

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The Fulani Enigma: Unraveling the Deep Genetic History of Africa’s Legendary Pastoralists

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published in The American Journal of Human Genetics 1 , has provided fresh insights into the complex origins of the Fulani, tracing their ancestry back to an ancient, lost world—the Green Sahara. 2019) explored genome-wide adaptations in Fulani nomads, focusing on the lactase persistence trait. 🔗 DOI : 10.1016/j.ajhg.2025.04.012

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Did Gut Microbes Help Fuel the Evolution of Large Human Brains?

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"We know the community of microbes living in the large intestine can produce compounds that affect aspects of human biology," explained Katherine Amato, associate professor of anthropology at Northwestern and lead author of the study. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 159 (S61), 196–215. DOI:10.1002/ajp.22867 Sharma, A.

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Gradual Growth: The Evolution of Human Brain Size

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Implications for Understanding Human Evolution The study’s findings contribute to a broader understanding of human ancestry, emphasizing gradual, continuous change as a driving force in brain evolution. Source: Current Anthropology. Brain Size and Hominin Cognition Alatorre Warren, J.