Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

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DNA testing of Paracas Peru elongated skulls reveals intriguing insights into ancient civilizations. Discover the mysteries behind these unique artifacts and their origins. #ParacasSkulls # ...

This may seem like a small sample. But, in the field of ancient DNA research, even a few well-preserved genomes can provide ...

They found that when birds evolve ... Ancient Egyptian Mummified Bodies Smell 'Woody,' 'Spicy' and 'Sweet' Feb. 14, 2025 — Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet ...

In North America, sturgeon have played important subsistence and cultural roles in Native communities, which marked the seasons by the fishes’ behavioral patterns. Large summert ...

The researchers studied these genomes using a method called identity by descent (IBD) segment sharing, which is when two or more people have the same long DNA segments that they each inherited ...

Only a handful of labs work on ancient DNA research. Scientists can retrieve DNA from human bones, teeth or tissue from museum collections, as well as from ancient cave dwellings, burial grounds ...

The first genomic study of ancient people from the eastern Maghreb ... Reich’s team sequenced DNA from the bones or teeth of 9 individuals from eastern Maghreb archaeological sites, who lived ...

Our new study has just been published in Nature. We analysed the ancient genomes (complete DNA sequences) of nine individuals who lived in the eastern Maghreb between 15,000 and 6,000 years ago.