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

HeritageDailyOctober 2, 2019

by HeritageDailyOctober 2, 201901323

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, 201909106

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

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

Details of first historically recorded plague pandemic revealed by ancient genomes

HeritageDailyJune 6, 2019

by HeritageDailyJune 6, 20190860

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, 201902000

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, 20190751

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, 201906586

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, 201905089

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, 201901623

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, 201904878

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, 201801367

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, 201803711

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, 201802682

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, 201803495

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, 201805035

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, 20180832

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, 20180830

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, 201801499

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, 20180468

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, 20180480

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, 20180486

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, 20180464

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

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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...

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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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Tag : Biology

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

Scotland’s genetic landscape echoes Dark Age populations

Out of Africa and into an archaic human melting pot

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

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