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The Genomic Legacy of the Picenes: Unraveling Italy’s Forgotten Civilization

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The Italian Peninsula before the rise of Rome was a tapestry of diverse ethnic groups, each with unique languages, customs, and material cultures. A recent study, The Genomic Portrait of the Picene Culture 1 , published in Genome Biology , attempts to decode their past through ancient DNA analysis. Ravasini et al. Ravasini et al.

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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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Neanderthals and Modern Humans: A Shared Past Revealed Through DNA

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These results suggest that Neanderthals and modern humans coexisted and exchanged genes during a time shaped by profound environmental shifts and cultural advancements, such as technological innovation and the adaptation to diverse habitats. The Genomic Landscape of Neanderthal Ancestry in Present-Day Humans Authors : Sankararaman, S.,

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08.03.2019

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The vermillion marks on our foreheads dispel assumptions about our ancestry, I draw stares as we stand next to aunty. A road winds through the verdant hills of Nuwara in Sri Lanka, as photographed during the author’s fieldwork in August 2019. We are a motley crew: aunty, uncle, and two young women.

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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. Passing in Japanese Society N arratives linking blood to culture shape the experiences of migrants in Japan. 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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How did their nomadic culture evolve? 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. Where did they come from? Now, a groundbreaking genetic study by Fortes-Lima et al.,

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Gradual Growth: The Evolution of Human Brain Size

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Human brain evolution has long fascinated scientists, as it underpins the development of intelligence, culture, and complex behavior. ” This complexity underscores the multifaceted nature of evolutionary pressures, including environmental challenges, social interactions, and the development of tools and culture. Source: PNAS.