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Genetics Through Time: The Evolutionary Mosaic of Early Medieval Europe

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By using “time-stratified ancestry analysis,” this research employs the novel Twigstats approach to reconstruct Europe's genetic history with unprecedented clarity. Conversely, the late Viking Age shows a reversal, with central European ancestries moving northward into Scandinavia.

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East Meets West: Avar Society’s Genetic Patchwork in Early Medieval Austria

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"While Leobersdorf's population was predominantly of East Asian origin, Mödling's inhabitants carried European ancestry," said Ke Wang, one of the study’s lead geneticists. Archaeological evidence suggested these people coexisted peacefully, identifying themselves as part of the broader Avar society. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2009.00348.x

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Tracing Ancient Roots: How Iron Age Britain Centered on Women

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What we’ve found, however, suggests a sophisticated society where maternal ancestry shaped group identity.” ” The avoidance of close inbreeding and the occurrence of marriages between distant family branches suggest that the Durotriges had a deep awareness of their ancestry. Russell, M., Delbarre, G., Cheetham, P.,

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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? 2025 This is not just a mathematical curiosity—it reframes our understanding of the deep evolutionary relationship between humans and canines. Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs." Kulwicki, R.,

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

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Credit: Nature Communications (2025). 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. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). Sample numbers are indicated within the dots. Modified from L.G.

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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. The Engraved Stones of the Levant The researchers focused on five artifacts from four archaeological sites: Manot Cave, Amud Cave, Qafzeh Cave, and Quneitra. A population of hybrid ancestry?