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First-ever protein analysis of Homo naledi fossils finds zero male markers
16+ hour, 11+ min ago (418+ words) New analysis of the South African's Rising Star Cave fossils reveals striking genetic singularity, hinting at first known example of a sex-specific burial site from a non-human species image:" National Geographic Explorer and biological anthropologist Keneiloe Molopyane studying the excavation…...
Ancient DNA found on cave walls
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (294+ words) Human DNA can survive on cave walls for thousands of years " shedding light on prehistoric human activity even where bones, sediments or artifacts are absent image: Polychrome ceiling of Altamira from which pigment samples were analysed. view more Credit: " Matthias…...
Ancient DNA reveals genetic history of medieval Sicily
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (434+ words) image: Excavation of a Roman- Byzantine-Islamic-Norman sequence at Casale San Pietro view more Credit: University of York A study has revealed that despite centuries of violent regime changes, medieval Sicily was a genetic "melting pot, where Christians and Muslims thrived…...
Neandertals in North-Western Europe in focus
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (739+ words) Eurek Alert! Entrance to the Goyet Caves in Belgium. Credit: " Mateja Hajdinjak - A new high-resolution view of late Neandertals: Researchers generated genetic data from 27 late Neandertals from Belgium and France, including a high-coverage genome from Goyet Cave dating to around…...
Ancient fire record rewritten: Researchers push earliest evidence of human fire use back to over a million years
1+ week, 3+ day ago (457+ words) Credit: Wonderwerk Cave Project A new study has uncovered evidence that early human ancestors were using fire far earlier than previously confirmed, with traces of fire use dating to between 1. 07 and 1. 79 million years ago in South Africa's Wonderwerk Cave. The…...
Ancient DNA reveals web of marriage and migration in Peru
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (249+ words) Long-distance movement, intermarriage and kinship shaped ancient Andean coastal networks before the Inca Empire, new research finds EMBARGO7pm Sydney | 10am London | 5am NYC | Friday 22 May 2026 Long-distance migration along Peru's Pacific coastbegan at least 800 years ago, centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire…...
Lab study reveals patterns of inheritance that defy Mendel's laws
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (627+ words) image: Genetic information in the DNA and modifications, such as DNA methylation, define the epigenetic landscape and phenotype and show both Mendelian and non-Mendelian heredity. view more Credit: Art design by Michael Koldobskiy and Andrew Feinberg, illustration by Kate Zvorykina…...
Neanderthals gathered shellfish using the same strategies as modern humans
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (638+ words) Neanderthal populations in southern Europe collected shellfish throughout the year, with a marked preference for the colder months, according to a new international study led by researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Aut'noma de…...
Neanderthal dentists used stone drills to treat cavities nearly 60, 000 years ago
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (311+ words) A tooth from a Russian cave provides the oldest evidence of complex dental care image: Chagyrskaya 64 molar tooth and its macro-features: General view of the tooth in five projections. view more Neanderthals had the know-how to identify a tooth infection…...
Earliest evidence for invasive mitigation of dental caries by Neanderthals
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (85+ words) Chagyrskaya Cave, southwestern Siberia, Russia. a. cave location map (created in Arc GIS software, using open data from https: //www. usgs. gov/products/maps accessed on December 15, 2021); b. stratigraphic sequence with Chagyrskaya 64 molar discovery location indicated in orange; c. general view of the…...