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Details of first historically recorded plague pandemic revealed by ancient genomes

HeritageDailyJune 6, 2019

by HeritageDailyJune 6, 20190667

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, 201901141

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, 20190587

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

Uncovering a 5000-year-old family tragedy

HeritageDailyMay 13, 2019

by HeritageDailyMay 13, 201906331

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

Necrophagy: A means of survival in the Dead Sea

HeritageDailyApril 15, 2019

by HeritageDailyApril 15, 201904945

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

Biology

Baboons provide new insights into the evolution of the genome

HeritageDailyJanuary 30, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 30, 201901566

Recent studies suggest that closely related species can develop significant genetic and phenotypic differences throughout their evolution despite ongoing gene flow.

Biology

Artificial intelligence applied to the genome identifies an unknown human ancestor

HeritageDailyJanuary 16, 2019

by HeritageDailyJanuary 16, 201904779

By combining deep learning algorithms and statistical methods, investigators have identified, in the genome of Asiatic individuals, the footprint of a new hominid who cross bred

Biology

New, large sequence panel enables population genetics research in Africa

HeritageDailyOctober 22, 2018

by HeritageDailyOctober 22, 201801323

Geneticists have assembled the largest sets of African genomic data available to date, creating a resource that will help researchers understand the genetic structure of

Biology

Modern humans inherited viral defenses from Neanderthals

HeritageDailyOctober 4, 2018

by HeritageDailyOctober 4, 201803617

Neanderthals mysteriously disappeared about 40,000 years ago, but before vanishing they interbred with another human species that was just beginning its global spread.

Biology

Researchers reveal hidden rules of genetics for how life on Earth began

HeritageDailyJuly 31, 2018

by HeritageDailyJuly 31, 201802171

All living things use the genetic code to “translate” DNA-based genetic information into proteins, which are the main working molecules in cells. Precisely how the

Biology

Eating bone marrow played a key role in the evolution of the human hand

HeritageDailyJuly 11, 2018

by HeritageDailyJuly 11, 201803422

The strength required to access the high calorie content of bone marrow may have played a key role in the evolution of the human hand

Biology

First ancient syphilis genomes decoded

HeritageDailyJune 22, 2018July 11, 2018

by HeritageDailyJune 22, 2018July 11, 201804960

An international research team, including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, the University of Tübingen, the National School of

Biology

The genes from Icelanda’s first settlers reveal the origin of their population in detail

HeritageDailyJune 4, 2018

by HeritageDailyJune 4, 20180759

In just over 1,000 years, Icelanders have gone through numerous changes in their gene pool, to the extent that Iceland's first settlers, who came to

Biology

Stone Age hepatitis B virus decoded

HeritageDailyMay 10, 2018

by HeritageDailyMay 10, 20180760

An international team of scientists led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the University of Kiel has

Biology

Ancient origins of viruses discovered

HeritageDailyApril 6, 2018May 4, 2018

by HeritageDailyApril 6, 2018May 4, 201801289

Research published today in Nature has found that many of the viruses infecting us today have ancient evolutionary histories that date back to the first vertebrates and

Biology

Study identifies traces of indigenous ‘Taíno’ in present-day Caribbean populations

HeritageDailyFebruary 20, 2018February 20, 2018

by HeritageDailyFebruary 20, 2018February 20, 20180405

A thousand-year-old tooth has provided genetic evidence that the so-called "Taíno", the first indigenous Americans to feel the full impact of European colonisation after Columbus

Biology

Interdisciplinary approach yields new insights into human evolution

HeritageDailyFebruary 17, 2018May 4, 2018

by HeritageDailyFebruary 17, 2018May 4, 20180408

The evolution of human biology should be considered part and parcel with the evolution of humanity itself, proposes Nicole Creanza, assistant professor of biological sciences.

Biology

Possible cause of early colonial-era Mexican epidemic identified

HeritageDailyJanuary 15, 2018May 8, 2018

by HeritageDailyJanuary 15, 2018May 8, 20180412

An international team, led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH), Harvard University and the Mexican National Institute

Biology

Ancient feces reveal parasites described in earliest Greek medical texts

HeritageDailyDecember 18, 2017May 8, 2018

by HeritageDailyDecember 18, 2017May 8, 20180390

Feces from prehistoric burials provide evidence for parasitic worms, as described in the writings of Hippocrates from 2500 years ago.

Biology

Genetics of ancient resistance to Inca Rule

HeritageDailyDecember 12, 2017May 8, 2018

by HeritageDailyDecember 12, 2017May 8, 20180861

The fate of indigenous populations was only noted down from Spanish records based largely on Inca oral histories. Writings by the major chroniclers of the time,

Biology

Could Squirrel trade have contributed to England’s medieval leprosy outbreak?

HeritageDailyOctober 25, 2017May 9, 2018

by HeritageDailyOctober 25, 2017May 9, 20180453

Genetic analysis of a pre-Norman skull unearthed in a garden in Hoxne, Suffolk, has added to a growing body of evidence that East Anglia may

Biology

How Neanderthals influenced human genetics at the crossroads of Asia and Europe

HeritageDailyOctober 25, 2017May 9, 2018

by HeritageDailyOctober 25, 2017May 9, 20180457

When the ancestors of modern humans migrated out of Africa, they passed through the Middle East and Turkey before heading deeper into Asia and Europe.

Tag : Biology

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

Uncovering a 5000-year-old family tragedy

Necrophagy: A means of survival in the Dead Sea

Baboons provide new insights into the evolution of the genome

Artificial intelligence applied to the genome identifies an unknown human ancestor

New, large sequence panel enables population genetics research in Africa

Modern humans inherited viral defenses from Neanderthals

Researchers reveal hidden rules of genetics for how life on Earth began

Eating bone marrow played a key role in the evolution of the human hand

First ancient syphilis genomes decoded

The genes from Icelanda’s first settlers reveal the origin of their population in detail

Stone Age hepatitis B virus decoded

Ancient origins of viruses discovered

Study identifies traces of indigenous ‘Taíno’ in present-day Caribbean populations

Interdisciplinary approach yields new insights into human evolution

Possible cause of early colonial-era Mexican epidemic identified

Ancient feces reveal parasites described in earliest Greek medical texts

Genetics of ancient resistance to Inca Rule

Could Squirrel trade have contributed to England’s medieval leprosy outbreak?

How Neanderthals influenced human genetics at the crossroads of Asia and Europe

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

Levänluhta jewellery links Finland to a European exchange network

Early Iron Age cultures in Burgundy appropriated Mediterranean products and feasting practices

Archaeological mystery solved with modern genetics

DNA from 31,000-year-old milk teeth leads to discovery of new group of...

Ancient ritual bundle contained multiple psychotropic plants

Funerary customs, diet, and social behavior in a pre-Roman Italian community

The CENIEH collaborates in the excavation of the Sendrayanpalayam site in India

Declining fertility rates may explain Neanderthal extinction, suggests new model

Research reveals the link between primate knuckles and hand use