Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new computational method can find traces of ancient hominin ancestry in modern humans without needing archaic reference genomes. This method has revealed that a mysterious “ghost” population contributed DNA to the ancestors of all modern
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Analysis of the centuries-old remains of two Medici brothers has resolved a long-standing Renaissance mystery. In 1562, Cardinal Giovanni de Medici, a member of the influential family that led politics and banking in Tuscany during
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A recent ancient DNA study suggests that Scythian elites may have passed down political power through family lines spanning several burial sites. By bringing together archaeology, anthropology, and genetics, this research sheds new light on how social
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers find surprising links showing that Neanderthal ancestry influences our immune system today in ways more nuanced than previously recognized. Viruses account for an estimated 10-20% of the global disease burden. Many DNA viruses can
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The Piasts were a royal dynasty that influenced the political landscape of 10th-century medieval Europe. Although they founded and ruled early Poland, little is known about their origins, Poland’s transition to monarchy, or the broader
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have uncovered new information suggesting a potential connection between Homo erectus and modern humans, while also developing new,
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The findings are initially surprising. Regions with greater genetic diversity, shaped by migration and population mixing, might be expected to display more linguistic diversity. However, a new study shows the opposite: globally, more isolated groups
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An international research team led by the University of Copenhagen has made a remarkable discovery that deepens our understanding of Europe’s distant past. By studying one of France’s largest Stone Age burial sites, they uncovered evidence
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A new genetic study offers comprehensive insight into the rich cultural diversity of the so-called Southern Cone – the roughly triangular southernmost part of South America – by showing how strongly it was shaped by
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An international team of scientists has analyzed ancient mitochondrial DNA extracted from eight Neanderthal teeth found in Stajnia Cave, Poland. This research, conducted on remains from a single site north of the Carpathians, has, for
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A large-scale study of ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 individuals spanning more than 10,000 years in West Eurasia shows that natural selection has influenced modern human genomes much more extensively than previously recognized. Earlier research
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature’s longest-lasting partnerships, but its origins have been difficult to pinpoint. A new study has now provided clearer answers by identifying the earliest genetic evidence of domestic
