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The remains of a young woman were discovered by archaeologists in what is now the Nicaraguan village of Bleera Kaanu. Buried some 5,900 years ago, the unusually muscular young woman is the oldest known human buried in lower Central America to date, adding a significant chapter to the region’s archaeological record. Continue reading “Oldest known human burial identified in Lower Central America”
A relative of modern humans that lived at least 104,000 years ago in northern China showed evidence of dental growth and development very similar to that of people today, a new study found. Continue reading “An ancient relative of humans shows a surprisingly modern trait”
The archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities working at Tel Kom al Trogy in Al-Bihera Governorate brought to light the third section of a winery with its storage cells. Continue reading “Roman-Era winery storage rooms unearthed at Tel Kom al Trogy”
In the region of Nubia, the Romans penetrated between the first cataract of the Nile and Khartoum. Nubia, at large, is a purely geographical term of disputed origin, coined in medieval times. In so far as it has a political connotation, it is connected to the Christian Nubian kingdoms which were present in this region between the middle of the sixth and the first quarter of the fourteenth century. Continue reading “Roman Empire’s Foreign Relations in the African and Arabian Lands”
Scientists have sequenced 15 ancient genomes spanning from Alaska to Patagonia and were able to track the movements of the first humans as they spread across the Americas at “astonishing” speed during the last Ice Age, and also how they interacted with each other in the following millennia. Continue reading “Ancient DNA analysis unlocks secrets of Ice Age tribes in the Americas Research”
Bacteria, often synonymous with infection and disease, may have an unfair reputation. Research indicates there are as many, if not more, bacterial cells in our bodies as human cells, meaning they play an important role in our physiology (1). In fact, a growing body of evidence shows that greater gut microbiota diversity (the number of different species and evenness of these species’ populations) is related to better health. Now, research published in Experimental Physiology has suggested that the efficiency with which we transport oxygen to our tissues (cardiorespiratory fitness) is a far greater predictor of gut microbiota diversity than either body fat percentage or general physical activity. Continue reading “Exercise might improve health by increasing gut bacterial diversity”
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