2025 Ancestry Cultures 
Anthropology.net
JANUARY 18, 2025
In the 8th century CE, the Avars—an enigmatic group with roots in the East Asian steppes—settled in Central Europe, weaving a tapestry of cultural cohesion amid genetic diversity. Their findings reveal an intriguing story of cultural integration despite distinct genetic divides.
Anthropology.net
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
The results paint a complex picture of migration, cultural blending, and long-distance connections. The researchers found no widespread East Asian ancestry among the European populations of the Carpathian Basin following the Huns' arrival. 122 (9) e2418485122, [link] (2025). Science Advances, 7 (32), eabd9223.
Anthropology.net
APRIL 2, 2025
This ancient group shares ancestry with the 15,000-year-old foragers of Taforalt Cave in Morocco, associated with the Iberomaurusian culture. Neandertal DNA and the Origins of North African Ancestry Another striking discovery concerns the presence of Neandertal DNA in the Takarkori individuals. 1 Salem, N., Sümer, A.
Anthropology.net
MARCH 7, 2025
A Child Buried in Ochre, A Legacy Written in Bone Buried deep within a Portuguese rock shelter some 28,000 years ago, a small child’s ochre-stained bones whisper a tale of interwoven ancestries, ritual significance, and a culture lost to time. 1 Linscott, B., Ramsey, C. Richards, M. P., & Zilhão, J.
Anthropology.net
APRIL 4, 2025
But beyond their everyday function of fastening and securing, knots hold something deeper: a story about the evolution of human cognition, the flow of culture, and the quiet persistence of shared technique across continents and millennia. The process of Gauss coding a simple knot. Image credit: Roope Kaaronen / University of Helsinki.
Anthropology.net
MARCH 11, 2025
The remains, which include both Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, suggest a level of cultural exchange that challenges old narratives about the nature of their relationship. If Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens shared burial practices, it suggests that their interactions may have included a level of mutual respect and cultural exchange.
Anthropology 365
APRIL 7, 2025
On the May 12th, 2025 cover of Time Magazine , you will see a picture of a white wolf below the bold word Extinct slashed through with a red block. Their morphological resemblance to grey wolves thus results from convergent evolution rather than shared ancestry ( Perri et al. Below it reads “This is Remus. He’s a dire wolf.
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