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APRIL 10, 2025

Protein Clues in the Absence of DNA Pulled from a fishing net and eventually donated to Taiwan’s National Museum of Natural Science, the Penghu 1 jaw retained no usable DNA. Denisovan ancestry and population history of early East Asians. Then came Penghu 1. Nature , 561, 113–116. link] Massilani, D., Sawafuji, R.,

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APRIL 4, 2025

By analyzing 338 distinct knots from archaeological archives and museum collections, they discovered a surprisingly stable repertoire. “The ability to tie them may have been passed between cultures, or more likely through shared ancestry,” — Roope Kaaronen But cultural transmission can’t explain everything.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Within a few decades, they built an empire that stretched from the Eurasian steppe to the heart of Central Europe, reshaping political landscapes and leaving an imprint on European history. The researchers found no widespread East Asian ancestry among the European populations of the Carpathian Basin following the Huns' arrival.

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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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JUNE 11, 2024

By examining variations in Neanderthal ancestry across different times and locations, they estimated the timing and duration of interbreeding events. Neandertal ancestry through time: Insights from genomes of ancient and present-day humans. The research team focused on the amount of Neanderthal DNA present in these samples. 1 Iasi, L.

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MARCH 5, 2024

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. MYSTERY TOOLMAKERS Other transitional Middle-Upper Paleolithic stone tool industries have a long history of the same problem—we’re not sure who made them.

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JANUARY 20, 2024

In a groundbreaking revelation, over 1,600 ancient genomes have opened a window into the genetic history of modern Europeans. Image credit: The Danish National Museum. Modern Europeans, with diverse genetic ancestries, carry traits influenced by the hunter-gatherers, farmers, and pastoralists. 1 Allentoft, M.

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