Researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI-EVA) in Leipzig, Germany, present the results of 15 years of archaeogenetic…
Ancient genomes show that the main genetic variant responsible for fatty liver diseases dates back to beyond the split from Neanderthals
Burials show that children with Down Syndrome and Edwards Syndrome were recognized as members of their communities
Ancient DNA helps researchers elucidate the structure of a prehistoric community from Southeast Asia
New computational tool detects up to second to third degree cousins using ancient genomes
Shanghai Archaeology Forum honors Christina Warinner with 2023 Research Award
Limestone serves as a repository of microbial genetic information
Exhibit opens today at the Natural History Museum in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Research team used advanced sequencing technology to analyze Ötzi’s genome to obtain a more accurate picture of the Iceman’s appearance and genetic…
Scientists gain insights into the social behaviour of a Neolithic community
Genetic study finds early evidence for contact between late farming groups and early pastoralists in the northwestern Black Sea region
Restoring the 'Sutherland Nine' to their community
Scientists are rebuilding microbial natural products up to 100,000 years old using dental calculus of humans and Neanderthals
The Xiongnu dominated the Eurasian steppes two millennia ago and foreshadowed the rise of the Mongol Empire
Scientists have sequenced the composer’s genome using five genetically matching hair locks
A human genome from the Ice Age refuge in southern Spain
Large-scale genomic analysis documents the migrations of Ice Age hunter-gatherers over a period of 30,000 years – they took shelter in Western Europe…
New archaeogenetic data allow exciting insights into the social order of the Aegean Bronze Age
Research team analyzed genome-wide data for 33 Jewish individuals from 14th century Erfurt, Germany
Archaeogenetic study reveals large-scale continental migration into the East of England during the early Medieval Period
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