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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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federally recognized tribe has led and co-authored a genomic study of its own ancestry. Ancient Ties, Modern Stakes The study grew from a desire not just to explore ancestry but to support sovereignty. Pueblo Bonito, the largest archaeological site at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, is seen in northwestern New Mexico, on Aug.

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

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The Genetic Footprint of the Huns The study focused on 35 newly sequenced genomes from key archaeological sites, including a 3rd–4th century site in Kazakhstan and 5th–6th century burial contexts in the Carpathian Basin. These individuals stood out as genetic outliers in the region, hinting at direct steppe connections.

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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. A population of hybrid ancestry?

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Excavating the Coexistence of Neanderthals and Modern Humans

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Both positions allow for the occasional interbreeding that has resulted in a little bit of Neanderthal being present in many of us, especially those of European and East Asian ancestry. However, there are many challenges to exploring this distant time.

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Buried Together: What an Israeli Cave Reveals About Early Human and Neanderthal Life

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Exposed section of archaeological sediments dated to to 110 thousand years ago at Tinshemet cave A new study, published in Nature Human Behaviour 1 , brings fresh insight into this question. Instead, it points to the possibility of shared traditions, passed between groups over time. Tinshemet Cave during the excavations.

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Ancient Crossroads: How Burial Monuments and Rock Art Reveal a Forgotten Ritual Landscape in the Tangier Peninsula

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Their study, published in African Archaeological Review 1 combines GIS mapping, radiocarbon analysis, and field excavation to reveal a dense mosaic of funerary monuments, symbolic structures, and art. At Magara Sanar, anthropomorphs painted in red and yellow connect to broader visual traditions across North Africa and into southern Iberia.

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Horses and Native Americans: Rewriting The Timeline

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Credit: Pat Doak) Challenging the Traditional Narrative Previously, European accounts from the 1700s and 1800s suggested that horses spread into North America in significant numbers only after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, when Pueblo people temporarily expelled Spanish settlers from New Mexico. 1 Taylor, W. Librado, P., Shield Chief Gover, C.,