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

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Rather than a single lineage evolving smoothly over time, the evidence suggests a history of separation and recombination," says Cousins. This approach circumvents the need for physical fossils, offering a way to reconstruct population history even when no bones or artifacts remain. Reich, D., Nature , 468(7327), 1053–1060.

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The Hidden Code of Greenlanders: What Genetics Reveals About Their Ancestry and Health

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But beneath its frozen surface lies a complex history of human migration, isolation, and adaptation. Their findings not only rewrite the history of Inuit migration but also challenge the Eurocentric lens of modern genetics and medicine. Credit: Nature (2025). For Greenlanders, this inequity is particularly severe.

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Ancient DNA from the Green Sahara Reveals a Lost North African Lineage

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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. Science, 360 (6388), 548–552.

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Tracing the Huns’ Genetic Legacy: A Eurasian Patchwork of Ancestry

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Within a few decades, they built an empire that stretched from the Eurasian steppe to the heart of Central Europe, reshaping political landscapes and leaving an imprint on European history. The researchers found no widespread East Asian ancestry among the European populations of the Carpathian Basin following the Huns' arrival.

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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. These people were obviously regarded as Avars, regardless of their ancestry." But ancient DNA analysis told a different story. Pany-Kucera, D.,

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The Geometry of Memory: How Knots Carry the Weight of Human History

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“The ability to tie them may have been passed between cultures, or more likely through shared ancestry,” — Roope Kaaronen But cultural transmission can’t explain everything. link] — Explores cultural phylogenetics through folk narratives, analogous to the methods applied to knot histories. 1 Kaaronen, 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). Red Lady's skeleton. Sample numbers are indicated within the dots.