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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

By the 1990s, genetic research began to challenge the Multiregional hypothesis. However, genetic research presents a different picture. Related Research Fu, Q., Human history is not just about where we came from but how we adapted to the ever-changing environments we encountered. The Multiregional Evolution hypothesis.

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MARCH 31, 2025

However, recent research challenges this narrative, emphasizing the pivotal role of human interactions and demographic dynamics in this monumental change.​ Research indicates that early European farmers did not entirely displace local hunter-gatherers. Instead, there was a prolonged period of coexistence and genetic admixture.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

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?

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

By analyzing distinctive genetic markers, researchers quantified this percentage, shedding light on the enduring impact of interbreeding events in human evolutionary history. “Most non-Africans today carry 1-2% Neanderthal ancestry, underscoring the impact of these interactions on the settlement of regions outside Africa.”

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have decoded 1 the DNA of seven individuals found at sites in Germany and Czechia, revealing a lineage that carried traces of Neanderthal ancestry and left behind no modern descendants. Journal : Nature , 2014.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

In a remarkable feat of ancient DNA analysis, researchers have reconstructed the genetic story of a baby boy who lived over 17,000 years ago in Ice Age Europe. The genetic material allowed researchers to reconstruct details about his physical appearance, ancestry, and even the health challenges he faced.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

And now, researchers in the journal Science suggest a third place: the Lesser Caucasus, primarily found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and parts of eastern Turkey and southern Georgia. But where did PIE first arise, and who spoke it: pastoralists from the Pontic steppe straddling eastern Europe and west Asia or agrarians from Anatolia in Turkey?

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MARCH 4, 2025

The pandemic also took a toll on other historically marginalized groups: For example, the annual rate of death by suicide among elders over the age of 85 in Clark County, Nevada, increased by 14 percent across the pre- and post-pandemic periods, according to research in forensic anthropology.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Spanning nearly 6,000 years, this research, published in Nature 1 , showcases how some groups transitioned into farming societies while others maintained hunter-gatherer lifestyles. whereas the steppe groups revealed very few of such connections," the researchers concluded.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2025

published in The American Journal of Human Genetics 1 , has provided fresh insights into the complex origins of the Fulani, tracing their ancestry back to an ancient, lost world—the Green Sahara. The study’s authors acknowledge this, calling for greater collaboration with African researchers and institutions.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

Recent research, published in Current Biology 1 , has identified 18 genome regions responsible for variations in tooth size and shape. Dr. Kaustubh Adhikari, a UCL researcher and one of the study’s authors, emphasizes the significance of teeth in understanding humanity's past.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

While previous studies have explored the roles of diet, environmental pressures, and genetics in brain development, new research 1 highlights an intriguing factor: gut microbes. This suggests that the shared trait of having large brains, rather than ancestry, shaped these microbial communities.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Researchers from the University of Reading, the University of Oxford, and Durham University reveal that brain size increased incrementally within species over millions of years, rather than through dramatic leaps between species. Source: Current Anthropology. Source: Progress in Brain Research. 1 Püschel, T. Nicholson, S.

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