ancient DNA

Scientists find evidence of ‘ghost population’ of ancient humans 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- February 14, 2020
Traces of unknown ancestor emerged when researchers analysed genomes from west African populations

By David Aragorn
Stonehenge: DNA reveals origin of builders 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- December 4, 2019
The ancestors of the people who built Stonehenge travelled west across the Mediterranean before reaching Britain, a study has shown.

By David Aragorn
DNA Research Holds the Keys to Human History – but It’s Being Weaponized by Politicians 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 22, 2019
As Netanyahu’s attempt to link the Philistines to the Palestinians show, DNA analysis of ancient humans is being harnessed for political purposes

By David Aragorn
Scientists use fossilised finger bone DNA to rebuild ancient human 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 20, 2019
Unprecedented feat reveals little-known Denisovans resembled Neanderthals but had ‘super-wide’ skulls

By David Aragorn
Can DNA solve the mystery of Europe’s pointy skulls?0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- August 23, 2019
A new genomic study tries to see if there’s a correlation between artificial cranial deformation and migration following the collapse of the Roman Empire.

By David Aragorn
Dark centers of chromosomes reveal ancient DNA 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- June 21, 2019
Geneticists exploring the dark heart of the human genome have discovered big chunks of Neanderthal and other ancient DNA. The results open new ways to study both how chromosomes behave during cell division and how they have changed during human evolution.

By David Aragorn
Viewpoint: Why we still underestimate the Neanderthals 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- January 26, 2019
Prof Clive Finlayson, director of the Gibraltar Museum, explains why some old assumptions about the intellectual capabilities of our evolutionary relatives, the Neanderthals persist today. But a body of evidence is increasingly forcing us to re-visit these old ideas.

By David Aragorn
Is Ancient DNA Research Revealing New Truths — or Falling Into Old Traps?0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- January 23, 2019
Geneticists have begun using old bones to make sweeping claims about the distant past. But their revisions to the human story are making some scholars of prehistory uneasy.

By David Aragorn
Blue-Eyed Immigrants Transformed Ancient Israel 6,500 Years Ago 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- August 29, 2018
Thousands of years ago in what is now northern Israel, waves of migrating people from the north and east — present-day Iran and Turkey — arrived in the region. And this influx of newcomers had a profound effect, transforming the emerging culture.

By David Aragorn
On the use and abuse of ancient DNA 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 3, 2018
Researchers in several disciplines need to tread carefully over shared landscapes of the past.

By David Aragorn