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Ancient DNA identifies 146,000 year-old ‘Dragon Man’ as a Denisovan
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1121+ words) Ancient DNA from tooth plaque and proteins from skull bone identify China’s Dragon Man as Denisovan, revealing detailed anatomy. (CREDIT: The Brighter Side of News) A trace of hardened plaque on a single surviving molar helped solve the identity of…...
Evolution may have left human joints vulnerable to arthritis
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1005+ words) New research reveals genetic changes that may explain why humans are more prone to osteoarthritis than other great apes. It’s easy to blame creaky knees on age and years of use. But human joints may have started out at a…...
Neanderthals Were Adept Woodworkers Too
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (190+ words) But most of their work has been lost 1:00 PM CDT on October 7, 2026 Researchers from the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution peeled back 16 archeological levels documenting roughly 20,000 years of Neanderthal occupation (from around 62,000 to 40,000 years ago). They meticulously…...
The 1,000-Year DNA Mystery: Why Finland’s Coast and Inland Are Now Genetically Divided
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (401+ words) A thousand years ago, Finland’s coastal and inland communities shared similar ancestry. Today, their DNA tells two different stories. A University of Turku study has traced how migration from Sweden reshaped the ancestry of Finland’s southwestern coast while inland populations…...
Scientists Uncover 6,000-Year-Old Human Remains. No Known Living Population Share Their DNA
1+ week, 2+ day ago (742+ words) Seven people lived 6,000 years ago. Their DNA points to a lineage that seems to vanish from history. Seven people who lived about 6,000 years ago were excavated at Checua, an archaeological site roughly 3,000 meters (about 9,800 feet) up on the high plains…...
Ancient Pottery DNA Reveals Chocolate May Have Been Enjoyed in Georgia Nearly 900 Years Ago - AOL
1+ week, 3+ day ago (351+ words) Researchers found the earliest known traces of cacao east of the Mississippi River at Georgia’s Etowah Indian Mounds Two pottery fragments contained ancient Theobroma cacao DNA dating back roughly 800 to 900 years The builders of monuments nearly a millennium ago may…...
Chinese researchers have reconstructed the face of a man who lived more than 8,000 years ago
1+ week, 4+ day ago (189+ words) The reconstructed face of a man who lived over 8,000 years ago was unveiled yesterday in Zhengzhou, the administrative center of Henan Province in central China, shedding light on the region’s prehistoric inhabitants. The sculpture was created based on human remains…...
'It's a portrait of their actual ancestor': Facial reconstruction of Indigenous man who lived in Ecuador 3,000 years ago shared with his descendants
1+ week, 4+ day ago (833+ words) You can now see a facial reconstruction — and the particular hairstyle — of a man who lived more than 3,000 years ago in what is now Ecuador. An international team has reconstructed the face of a man who lived in what's now…...
[Time Trowel] Can DNA tell us who Filipinos are?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (516+ words) A trowel (/ˈtraʊ.əl/), in the hands of an archaeologist, is like a trusty sidekick — a tiny, yet mighty, instrument that uncovers ancient secrets, one well-placed scoop at a time. It’s the Sherlock Holmes of the excavation site, revealing clues about…...
Chinese researchers reconstruct face of 8,000-year-old man from remains
1+ week, 6+ day ago (215+ words) A reconstructed face of a man who lived more than 8,000 years ago was unveiled Tuesday in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, providing insight into the region's prehistoric inhabitants. The sculpture, based on human remains unearthed at the Jiahu…...