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Tracing the Genetic Threads of Wallacea’s Complex History

Anthropology.net

A recent study sheds new light on its human history, highlighting the deep impact of migrations from New Guinea into this region approximately 3,500 years ago. The region, home to immense linguistic and genetic diversity, has often puzzled researchers seeking to untangle its complex history. A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia."

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The Vanishing Traces of Our Earliest Ancestors in Indonesia

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A paleontologist journeys through Indonesias Riau Archipelago in search of Homo erectus remains, but uncovers how environmental devastation has erased much of the regions history. In addition to forests, these practices have destroyed archaeological evidence. erectus geography but not in the way we expected.

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Paleolithic Discoveries at Soii Havzak Rockshelter Illuminate Human Migration in Central Asia

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The Soii Havzak Rockshelter: Geography and Significance Soii Havzak is uniquely situated to shed light on the Zeravshan Valley’s ancient role as a crossroads. Zaidner and his colleagues continue their research with the hope of unraveling further mysteries about early human behaviors, migration patterns, and technological advancements.

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The Cats Before the Cats: How Leopard Cats Lived Among Ancient Chinese Societies for Millennia

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A new genetic and archaeological study 1 has revealed that leopard cats ( Prionailurus bengalensis ), small wild felines native to East Asia, lived alongside people in China’s early agrarian societies for at least 3,500 years—only to disappear from human settlements centuries before the arrival of domestic cats via the Silk Road.

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Melting out

Living Geography

The BBC Future article looks at the archaeology being revealed by melting glaciers. However, as global warming and record hot summers have sped up glacier loss, the melting ice has exposed an unprecedented, huge range of archaeological finds, Reitmaier says sometimes baring thousands of years of history, all at once.

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Where Humans and Neanderthals Interbred

Anthropology.net

Tracing Ancient Interactions: The Role of Geography Scientists have examined the geographical distribution of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals in Southwest Asia and Southeast Europe during the Late Pleistocene. The region is rich in archaeological sites containing remains of both Neanderthals and prehistoric Homo sapiens. 1 Guran, S.

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Distinct Genetic Origins of Arab and Imazighen Populations in North Africa

Anthropology.net

Despite extensive historical and archaeological research, the precise genetic origins of these groups remained unclear until now. The study's results align with archaeological findings, such as human remains in Morocco dated to approximately 22,000 years ago, which could represent the ancestors of contemporary Imazighen.