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

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New research, published in Nature 1 by an international team of researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, delves into the lives of two neighboring Avar communities in Lower Austria. The graves, filled with artifacts like ornate belt fittings and everyday items, reflected a shared culture. Gretzinger, J.,

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The Mythological Tapestry of Humanity: Unraveling Ancient Stories through Genes and Geography

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The findings not only link myths to ancient human migrations but also provide a unique interdisciplinary framework for exploring the intersection of genetics and cultural anthropology. Read more "Demic and Cultural Diffusion in Mythology" Investigates the mechanisms of motif transmission in South Asia. Read more 1 Delbrassine, H., Vallini, L.,

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The Stone Blades of Jebel Faya: Rewriting the Story of Early Humans in Arabia

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Examples of retouched artifacts from the stratigraphically youngest Middle Palaeolithic assemblage at Jebel Faya, Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Credit: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025). Credit: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025). Related Research Bretzke, K.,

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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. ”​ The distinction is crucial. .”​

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A Call for Respect: Rethinking How Museums Care for Animal Remains

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In archaeology’s early days, animal remains were often ignored, discarded, or treated as unimportant compared to human burials and artifacts. That philosophy, of mutual respect and understanding, could serve as a model not just for museum collections, but for archaeology and anthropology as a whole. Related Research Luby, E.

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