Anthropology.net

MARCH 6, 2024

In the annals of human prehistory, the Ukrainian landscape has emerged as a pivotal theater, offering insights into the earliest chapters of human migration and adaptation. This technological feat represents a paradigm shift in our ability to unravel the mysteries of prehistoric human occupation and migration patterns.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In the realm of human evolution, a groundbreaking study 1 led by researchers at the Australian National University in Canberra and the Natural History Museum of London is poised to revolutionize our narrative of human ancestry. They hold promise in advancing our comprehension of human evolution."

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 7, 2024

The evolution of dogs from their wild ancestors, the grey wolves, stands as one of the enduring mysteries of human prehistory. This groundbreaking research shed new light on the intricate journey of our canine companions, revealing unexpected insights into their ancestry. Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

The study suggests that Neanderthals organized in smaller, more isolated groups, while early modern humans maintained broader social connections, which may have contributed to their survival. In contrast, early modern humans demonstrated more social and genetic connections, which played a critical role in their survival. 1 Slimak, L.,

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Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 8, 2024

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. These findings offer a new perspective on human population stability and cultural evolution in southern Africa.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This figure, critics argued, risked misleading readers into interpreting the data as supportive of the concept of distinct human races. Despite the study's noble intentions, concerns were raised about the clarity and accuracy of the visual representations used to communicate the findings. Metcalf, G. Lichtenstein, L., Carroll, R.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

MS finds its origins intertwined with human migration and adaptation. b) Steppe ancestry in contemporary samples estimated by reference 26. Samples depicted as vertical bars signify their 'admixture estimate' derived from NNLS across six ancestries. a) MS prevalence across modern Europe sourced from reference 3. 1 Barrie, W.,

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Living Geography

JUNE 7, 2024

Leaders should finally tell us the truth about migration: it’s here for good [link] — Gaia Vince (@WanderingGaia) June 7, 2024 The opening paragraph is a useful summary for students of any age on human nature and the artifice of the border. We can all claim ancestry from across the world. The state is an invention.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 18, 2024

Unraveling Japan's Genetic Complexity Population genetics offers a window into the intricate tapestry of human ancestry and evolutionary history. This nuanced understanding challenges prevailing narratives and underscores the dynamic nature of human migrations and admixture events throughout history. Tomizuka, K., Ishikawa, Y.,

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 20, 2024

Chronicles of Migration: Ancestral Footprints Across Millennia Europe, a canvas painted by the migrations of anatomically modern humans, witnessed three distinct waves of settlement. Through DNA analysis of him and other ancient human remains, a narrative of migration waves to Europe spanning the last 45,000 years has emerged.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 7, 2024

Assistant Professor Christina Bergey underscores the significance of these genomes in elucidating human culture during the Neolithic transition. Genomic ancestry and social dynamics of the last hunter-gatherers of Atlantic France. Peyroteo-Stjerna, R., Marchand, G., Bernhardsson, C., Alaçamlı, E., Bouquin, D., Garmond, N.,

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Leave this field empty if you're human: Reagan said she has done long-term projects before, but never something so important to her personally and never as the centerpiece of an entire class. “It Sometimes kids found unexpected ancestries – like one white student who found an ancestor labelled “mulatto” on an old Census. Weekly Update.

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Strange Maps

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

About 46% of humans, well over three billion people, are native speakers of an Indo-European language. Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is a language that gave rise to many others. 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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Sapiens

OCTOBER 2, 2024

schools stokes misconceptions about race and human diversity. On the bus, Lewontin turned his attention to humans. His results have been replicated time and again over the last 50 years, as datasets have ballooned from a handful of proteins to hundreds of thousands of human genomes.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2020

CASABLANCA, Morocco — I grew up with a Black father of Puerto Rican and Caribbean ancestry and a white mother, in an overwhelmingly white area of Western New York. If human prejudice runs that deeply in Americans and those trusted to protect and serve us, we still have a lot of work to do. I am used to standing out.

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Anthropology.net

JUNE 23, 2024

A recent not-yet-peer-reviewed analysis 1 of ancient and modern genomes suggests that contemporary human Neanderthal DNA originated from a single, prolonged period of mixing approximately 47,000 years ago. Introduction A new study, recently released as a preprint on bioRxiv , sharpens the timeline for this crucial period in human history.

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Anthropology.net

JULY 12, 2024

A groundbreaking study 1 has revealed that modern humans and Neanderthals engaged in repeated episodes of interbreeding over a span of 200,000 years. This discovery, spearheaded by researchers from Southeast University and Princeton University, sheds new light on the complex history of human evolution and interaction. bps, base pairs.

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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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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The next school year, she was asked to teach not only the regular-level geography course but also AP Human Geography and World History. About 36% of the student body identifies as Hispanic, 33% as Caucasian, 21% as African American, and the remaining tenth as Asian or of mixed-race ancestry.

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Anthropology.net

JULY 20, 2024

Colors indicate genetic ancestry, and black crosses designate individuals with the plague.Credit: Seersholm et al., A smaller group featured ancestry from the central Asian steppes. The disease likely spread human-to-human, rather than through fleas as in later plagues, indicating that rats cannot be blamed for this ancient epidemic.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2024

million people , about 82 percent of whom are of Norwegian ancestry, across a space roughly the size of Montana. Programs must be rooted in values including forgiveness, equality, solidarity and respect for human worth. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report To be sure, there are important contexts behind each country’s approach.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Assistant Secretary of Education Kenneth Marcus said the department was reopening the case “on the basis of actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics” that would constitute a violation of federal discrimination laws, and thus fall under the agency’s description.

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