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Ancient genomes provide insight into the genetic history of the second plague pandemic

HeritageDailyOctober 2, 2019

by HeritageDailyOctober 2, 201901322

An international team of researchers has analyzed remains from ten archaeological sites in England, France, Germany, Russia, and Switzerland to gain insight into the different

Biology

Scotland’s genetic landscape echoes Dark Age populations

HeritageDailySeptember 3, 2019

by HeritageDailySeptember 3, 201909103

The DNA of Scottish people still contains signs of the country's ancient kingdoms, with many apparently living in the same areas as their ancestors did

Biology

Genes reveal kinship between 3 victims of Mongol army in 1238 massacre

HeritageDailySeptember 3, 2019

by HeritageDailySeptember 3, 201906545

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Archaeology have used DNA testing to prove close

Biology

Human genetic diversity of South America reveals complex history of Amazonia

HeritageDailyAugust 1, 2019

by HeritageDailyAugust 1, 201902012

The vast cultural and linguistic diversity of Latin American countries is still far from being fully represented by genetic surveys.

Biology

How mammals’ brains evolved to distinguish odors is nothing to sniff at

HeritageDailyJuly 18, 2019

by HeritageDailyJuly 18, 20190307

The world is filled with millions upon millions of distinct smells, but how mammals' brains evolved to tell them apart is something of a mystery.

Biology

Out of Africa and into an archaic human melting pot

HeritageDailyJuly 15, 2019

by HeritageDailyJuly 15, 20190712

Genetic analysis has revealed that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with at least five different archaic human groups as they moved out of Africa

Biology

Ancient DNA sheds light on the origins of the Biblical Philistines

HeritageDailyJuly 4, 2019

by HeritageDailyJuly 4, 201902389

Excavation of the Philistine Cemetery at Ashkelon Credit : Melissa Aja. Courtesy Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon

Archaeology Biology

Archaeological mystery solved with modern genetics

HeritageDailyJune 20, 2019

by HeritageDailyJune 20, 201903004

Researchers at the University of Tokyo conducted a census of the Japanese population around 2,500 years ago using the Y chromosomes of men living on

Biology

Details of first historically recorded plague pandemic revealed by ancient genomes

HeritageDailyJune 6, 2019

by HeritageDailyJune 6, 20190859

An international team of researchers has analyzed human remains from 21 archaeological sites to learn more about the impact and evolution of the plague-causing bacterium Yersinia

Biology

Ancient feces reveal parasites in 8,000-year-old village of Çatalhöyük

HeritageDailyMay 31, 2019

by HeritageDailyMay 31, 201901997

New research published today in the journal Antiquity reveals that ancient faeces from the prehistoric village of Çatalhöyük have provided the earliest archaeological evidence for

Biology

Palaeolithic diet had no social divisions in food consumption

HeritageDailyMay 16, 2019

by HeritageDailyMay 16, 20190749

Biochemical analysis of human remains has become a key feature in our understanding of past peoples. Ancient DNA and Stable Isotope Analysis are now considered

Biology

Chewing gums reveal the oldest Scandinavian human DNA

HeritageDailyMay 15, 2019May 15, 2019

by HeritageDailyMay 15, 2019May 15, 201902848

The first humans who settled in Scandinavia more than 10,000 years ago left their DNA behind in ancient chewing gums, which are masticated lumps made

Biology

Uncovering a 5000-year-old family tragedy

HeritageDailyMay 13, 2019

by HeritageDailyMay 13, 201906583

Eight years ago, a mass grave was unearthed in the southern Polish village of Koszyce. The circumstances surrounding the 5000-year-old gravesite have been a mystery

Biology

Details of the history of inner Eurasia revealed by new study

HeritageDailyApril 29, 2019

by HeritageDailyApril 29, 201901134

An international team of researchers has combined archaeological, historical and linguistic data with genetic information from over 700 newly analyzed individuals to construct a more

Biology

Crusaders made love and war, genetic study finds

HeritageDailyApril 23, 2019

by HeritageDailyApril 23, 201905398

The first genetic study of ancient human remains believed to be Crusaders confirms that warriors travelled from western Europe to the near East, where they

Biology

Ancient DNA shows migrants introduced farming to Britain from Europe

HeritageDailyApril 16, 2019

by HeritageDailyApril 16, 201906513

Farming was brought to Britain by migrants from continental Europe, and not adopted by pre-existing hunter-gatherers, indicates a new ancient DNA study led by UCL

Biology

Necrophagy: A means of survival in the Dead Sea

HeritageDailyApril 15, 2019

by HeritageDailyApril 15, 201905089

Studying organic matter in sediments helps shed light on the distant past. What was the climate like? What organisms populated the Earth?

Biology

Multiple Denisovan-related ancestries in Papuans

HeritageDailyApril 11, 2019

by HeritageDailyApril 11, 201902100

DNA sequences from Indonesia and New Guinea reveal new branches of the Denisovan family tree

Biology

Woolly mammoths and Neanderthals may have shared genetic traits

HeritageDailyApril 10, 2019

by HeritageDailyApril 10, 201902022

A new Tel Aviv University study suggests that the genetic profiles of two extinct mammals with African ancestry -- woolly mammoths, elephant-like animals that evolved

Biology

Researchers shed new light on the origins of modern humans

HeritageDailyMarch 25, 2019

by HeritageDailyMarch 25, 201903565

Reasearches have been using a genetic approach to tackle one of the most intractable questions of all – how and when we became truly human.

Biology

First Anatolian farmers were local hunter-gatherers that adopted agriculture

HeritageDailyMarch 20, 2019

by HeritageDailyMarch 20, 201902979

An international team, led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and in collaboration with scientists from the United

Biology

Hepatitis B virus sheds light on ancient human population movements into Australia

HeritageDailyMarch 18, 2019

by HeritageDailyMarch 18, 201902035

Australian researchers have used current hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome sequences to deduce ancient human population movements into Australia, adding weight to the theory that

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ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS

The largest ever Bronze Age hoard in London has been discovered

HeritageDailyOctober 21, 2019

October 21, 2019

The largest ever Bronze Age hoard to be discovered in London, the third largest of...

Lost in combat?

HeritageDailyOctober 16, 2019

Discovered: Unknown yellow colors from antiquity

HeritageDailyOctober 16, 2019

ANTHROPOLOGY NEWS

DNA study sheds new light on the people of the Neolithic battle...

HeritageDailyOctober 10, 2019October 10, 2019

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019

In an interdisciplinary study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, an international research team...

Preserving old bones with modern technology

HeritageDailySeptember 27, 2019

Teeth offer vital clues about diet during the Great Irish Famine

HeritageDailySeptember 12, 2019

PALAEOANTHROPOLOGY NEWS

Did a common childhood illness take down the Neanderthals?

HeritageDailySeptember 19, 2019

September 19, 2019

It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of anthropology. What killed off the Neanderthals,...

Rare 10 million-year-old fossil unearths new view of human evolution

HeritageDailySeptember 19, 2019

A face for Lucy’s ancestor

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Category : Biology

Ancient genomes provide insight into the genetic history of the second plague pandemic

Scotland’s genetic landscape echoes Dark Age populations

Genes reveal kinship between 3 victims of Mongol army in 1238 massacre

Human genetic diversity of South America reveals complex history of Amazonia

How mammals’ brains evolved to distinguish odors is nothing to sniff at

Out of Africa and into an archaic human melting pot

Ancient DNA sheds light on the origins of the Biblical Philistines

Archaeological mystery solved with modern genetics

Details of first historically recorded plague pandemic revealed by ancient genomes

Ancient feces reveal parasites in 8,000-year-old village of Çatalhöyük

Palaeolithic diet had no social divisions in food consumption

Chewing gums reveal the oldest Scandinavian human DNA

Uncovering a 5000-year-old family tragedy

Details of the history of inner Eurasia revealed by new study

Crusaders made love and war, genetic study finds

Ancient DNA shows migrants introduced farming to Britain from Europe

Necrophagy: A means of survival in the Dead Sea

Multiple Denisovan-related ancestries in Papuans

Woolly mammoths and Neanderthals may have shared genetic traits

Researchers shed new light on the origins of modern humans

First Anatolian farmers were local hunter-gatherers that adopted agriculture

Hepatitis B virus sheds light on ancient human population movements into Australia

Roman Sex, Sexuality, Slaves and Lex Scantinia

Was Cleopatra beautiful? The archaeological evidence

Archaeologists discover bread that predates agriculture by 4,000 years

Half the population of the Viking-town Sigtuna were migrants

Georadar detects a Viking ship in Norway

The largest ever Bronze Age hoard in London has been discovered

Lost in combat?

Discovered: Unknown yellow colors from antiquity

DNA study sheds new light on the people of the Neolithic battle...

Preserving old bones with modern technology

Teeth offer vital clues about diet during the Great Irish Famine

Did a common childhood illness take down the Neanderthals?

Rare 10 million-year-old fossil unearths new view of human evolution

A face for Lucy’s ancestor