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“We Have Always Been Here”: How DNA and Oral Tradition Aligned to Tell the Picuris Pueblo’s Deep Past

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These stories speak of migration, of belonging, of origins tied to Chaco Canyon, one of the great ceremonial and cultural centers of the ancient Puebloan world. Published in Nature 1 on April 30, 2025, the research represents the first time a U.S. Oral traditions ignored. The interpretation was shaped by cultural context.

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Painting Through Change: How Aboriginal Artists Reimagined Animal Life in a Shifting Holocene Landscape

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For decades, they were thought to be remnants of an earlier, Ice Age aesthetic, part of a vast visual tradition called the Irregular Infill Animal Period (IIAP). Of the 151 rock art sites identified, 22 preserved animal depictions that broke stylistically with the earlier IIAP tradition. Credit: Dr. Motta in Motta et al. link] Ross, J.,

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Two Worlds, Two Technologies: The Divergent Stone Industries of the Uluzzian and Châtelperronian Peoples

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Found in different parts of Europe, these two industries have often been grouped together as “transitional industries,” implying that they might share a common technological or cultural origin. To correct this, the team organized a workshop where archaeologists directly examined artifacts from both traditions side by side.

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Rethinking Levallois: A 3D Look at the Precision of Middle Stone Age Tool-making

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These tools, characterized by a prepared-core technique that allowed for precise flake removal, have long been studied using traditional measurements. This new study offers a different lens: analyzing the entire three-dimensional structure of the core to assess how shape is controlled across different regions and tradition.

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

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Through statistical comparisons of genetic distances, geographic relationships, and the distribution of mythological motifs, the study reveals that both population movements and cultural diffusion have shaped the stories we tell today. Challenges and Critiques While the study offers compelling insights, it is not without limitations.

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Rethinking Early Architecture: Computational Insights into Neolithic Building Practices

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These sites span from the Natufian culture (15,000 years ago) to the early Neolithic period (8,500 years ago). “Traditional methods often rely on subjective interpretations of architectural change,” says lead author Hadas Goldgeier. “These findings highlight the ingenuity of early builders,” notes Prof.

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The Multilingual Cradle: How Babies in Ghana Absorb Up to Six Languages from Birth

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As Omane and colleagues put it: “The idea that a child learns only one particular language from a single caregiver, as is often assumed in Western cultures, does not apply to these communities.” “The common assumptions do not reflect the diversity and complexity found in other cultural contexts such as Ghana.”