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

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The graves, filled with artifacts like ornate belt fittings and everyday items, reflected a shared culture. 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. ” Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

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Echoes of Movement: How the Grammar of Indigenous Languages Maps the Peopling of the Americas

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These languages, many of which still survive today, are more than means of communication—they are archaeological strata encoded in speech. To ensure this wasn’t an artifact of sampling or contact with European languages, the team excluded creoles, mixed languages, and known colonial effects.

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

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In a new study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal 1 , researchers from institutions across Europe compiled the most comprehensive cross-cultural knot database to date. By analyzing 338 distinct knots from archaeological archives and museum collections, they discovered a surprisingly stable repertoire. .

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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. First and foremost is sample size.

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Echoes from the Ice Age: DNA Unveils the Prehistoric Inhabitants of El Mirón Cave

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For centuries, the study of prehistoric life has relied on the fragile remnants of bones and artifacts. 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. Unraveling Time with Sedimentary DNA No Bones?

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Ancient Genomes from South Africa Reveal Remarkable Genetic Continuity

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The Oakhurst rock shelter, nestled in the cliffs of South Africa’s southern coast, has long been a focal point for archaeologists due to its wealth of artifacts and human remains. A Call for Further Research in Southern Africa The Oakhurst study underscores the potential for further research into Africa’s ancient populations.

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Europe's Earliest Human Traces Unearthed in Ukraine, Distant From Russian Bombardments

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Recent archaeological excavations in western Ukraine have yielded a treasure trove of stone tools dating back an astonishing 1.4 International collaboration among researchers from diverse European nations underscores the global significance of Ukraine's archaeological heritage and the collective pursuit of knowledge in the face of adversity.