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The Wolves That Became Dogs: A New Model for Rapid Domestication

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Could natural selection alone turn wolves into early dogs quickly enough to match the archaeological record? The model produced striking results: In 37–74% of simulations , wolves evolved into dogs within a time-frame consistent with archaeological evidence. Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs."

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Unveiling Homo juluensis: A New Chapter in Human Evolution

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Bridging Evolutionary Gaps in Asia Asia's evolutionary timeline during the Pleistocene is marked by a mosaic of hominin species, each contributing uniquely to human ancestry. Source: Nature Geoscience, 2022. However, this diversity has often been poorly understood, with many fossils categorized into broad, ambiguous groups.

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Ancient Iberian Slate Plaques: Early Genealogical Records?

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A recent study, published in the European Journal of Archaeology 1 , suggests these plaques may represent one of humanity's earliest attempts at recording genealogy—a non-verbal precursor to modern ancestry documentation. Journal : European Journal of Archaeology , 2004. Journal : Cambridge Archaeological Journal , 2009.