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Echoes from the Ice Age: DNA Unveils the Prehistoric Inhabitants of El Mirón Cave

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These genetic signatures match the so-called "Fournol cluster" of Gravettian ancestry, suggesting that a distinct population survived in this region through the Last Glacial Maximum. Fieldwork: Sampling in the rear vestibule of the cave, February 2023. Credit: Nature Communications (2025).

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Horses and Native Americans: Rewriting The Timeline

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Tracing Ancestry and Diet Chemical analyses of teeth revealed that some early North American horses were raised locally, while others were part of managed herds fed maize. DNA comparisons with modern horses showed these early horses were primarily of Spanish ancestry. Librado, P., Hunska Tašunke Icu, M., Shield Chief Gover, C.,

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Revising Human Evolution: How New Methods Are Reshaping Our Ancestral Timeline

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In the realm of human evolution, a groundbreaking study 1 led by researchers at the Australian National University in Canberra and the Natural History Museum of London is poised to revolutionize our narrative of human ancestry. 1 Grün, R., & Stringer, C. Direct dating of human fossils and the ever-changing story of human evolution.

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Fighting for Justice for the Dead—and the Living

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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.