Sapiens

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Across time, past humans frequently migrated , mated with, or displaced people they encountered in other regions—resulting in a tangled tree of human ancestry. At the American Museum of Natural History, a 2001 digital representation of the human genome presents color coding for the four chemical components of DNA.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The findings, published in Nature Communications 1 , reveal a wealth of information about the boy's ancestry, physical traits, health, and the environment in which he lived, offering a rare glimpse into the lives of prehistoric humans. The genomic history of southeastern Europe." Current Biology, 31(5), 1110-1120. Vazzana, A.,

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This caustic combination of biased or incomplete information and a lack in public awareness very easily fuels damaging stereotypes of Asians as perpetually and dangerously foreign and “taking over” what are seen as limited resources, especially during times of social and economic instability and widening gaps in wealth and income inequality.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Perhaps it is because I am Mexican American and colonization is a part of my ancestry. When I was a student, I struggled to see my people represented in curricula, so when I design Spanish and social studies classes, I work to decolonize my lessons and reclaim Indigenous history. I have always felt connected to Indigenous peoples.

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Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 8, 2024

New research 1 into ancient DNA from this site has now provided groundbreaking insights into the genetic history of its inhabitants, revealing a remarkable genetic continuity over thousands of years. The Oakhurst site, which dates back over 12,000 years, provides a unique opportunity to explore southern Africa's genetic and cultural history.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

This genome is from a distinct lineage of late Neanderthals, adding new information to the complex history of the species. The DNA was analyzed along with other known Neanderthal genomes to understand their shared history.”

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Life and Landscapes

JANUARY 16, 2025

He knew very little about his ancestry. And in Lincoln’s case, such useful information was politically relevant to his career! But history is murky here. You will find Lincoln resources that you won’t find elsewhere, and the history of a people that have lived here ever since. Clearly present, but uncertain.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2017

Almost half of multiracial students aged 15 to 18 report having black ancestry, and black-white combinations are the most frequent interracial origin in the age group. You may marry into white privilege, but the findings around income also remind us of the informal tax levied against those who chose to love differently.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

There’s an ugly history of proponents of eugenics , who believe in reshaping humanity by breeding “superior traits” and removing “inferior traits,” justifying their thinking with genetics. There is also an enormous shortcoming in the datasets used for this research: Virtually all are built with DNA from people of European ancestry.

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Anthropology.net

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. Now, a groundbreaking genetic study by Fortes-Lima et al., But as this study shows, the answer lies much closer to home.

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Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

For visitors to the exhibit and those who access the array of resources on the projects website, the information brings cutting-edge, eye-opening knowledge about race and racism. Nevertheless, the scientific facts are there and the long history of race and racialization is documented. We were born free. Born in our land. Thats a shame.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Saykhamphone, who has Laotian and Nigerian ancestry, said there are not many other Black or Hispanic students in her accelerated International Baccalaureate (IB) classes, even though 85 percent of the student body is Black, Hispanic or Asian. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history. Credit: Christina A.

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