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

Anthropology.net

For decades, the story of modern human origins seemed relatively straightforward: Homo sapiens emerged in Africa roughly 300,000 years ago, evolving as a single, continuous lineage before expanding across the globe. These groups were apart for a million years—longer than modern humans have been on the planet."

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The Ocean Floor Jawbone That’s Redrawing Denisovan History

Anthropology.net

A Jawbone from the Edge of the Map Long before shipping lanes crossed the Taiwan Strait, and long before Taiwan was an island at all, an archaic human jawbone settled into the mud of the ancient seabed. ” The Most Elusive of Human Relatives The Denisovans have always been strange occupants of the human family tree. .

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

Anthropology.net

The shift from a hunter-gatherer existence to an agrarian lifestyle stands as one of the most profound transformations in human history. However, recent research challenges this narrative, emphasizing the pivotal role of human interactions and demographic dynamics in this monumental change.​ Szécsényi-Nagy, A.,

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Neanderthals and Modern Humans Interbred 47,000 Years Ago

Anthropology.net

A recent not-yet-peer-reviewed analysis 1 of ancient and modern genomes suggests that contemporary human Neanderthal DNA originated from a single, prolonged period of mixing approximately 47,000 years ago. Introduction A new study, recently released as a preprint on bioRxiv , sharpens the timeline for this crucial period in human history.

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Norway law decrees: Let childhood be childhood

The Hechinger Report

million people , about 82 percent of whom are of Norwegian ancestry, across a space roughly the size of Montana. Programs must be rooted in values including forgiveness, equality, solidarity and respect for human worth. In 2020, UNICEF ranked Norway No. Norway, a democracy with a figurehead monarchy, is home to about 5.5

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

Anthropology News

Although the Japanese government does not record the religion of migrants living in Japan, scholars estimate that 230,000 Muslims are living there as of 2020. Foreign residents and Japanese of mixed ancestry try to pass as Japanese to avoid the stigma of being a foreigner. I dont even feel human even sometimes.”

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Fighting for Justice for the Dead—and the Living

Sapiens

Through this work, drawing on knowledge from human skeletal biology, anatomy, and archaeology, we often confront the immense social and racial inequalities that can play a role in the circumstances of ones death. We are humans asking questions about the world around us. times higher rates of hospitalization for the virus.