Broad genetic variation on the Pontic-Caspian Steppe

The genetic variation within the Scythian nomad group is so broad that it must be explained with the group assimilating people it came in contact with. This is shown in a new study on Bronze and Iron Age genetics of the Pontic-Caspian Steppe, situated in the Black Sea region. The article is published in the scientific journal Science Advances. Continue reading “Broad genetic variation on the Pontic-Caspian Steppe”

Stone tools linked to ancient human ancestors in Arabia have surprisingly recent date

Beginning more than 1.5 million years ago, early humans made stone handaxes in a style known as the Acheulean — the longest lasting tool-making tradition in prehistory. New research led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage has documented an Acheulean presence in the Arabian Peninsula dating to less than 190,000 years ago, revealing that the Arabian Acheulean ended just before or at the same time as the earliest Homo sapiens dispersals into the region. Continue reading “Stone tools linked to ancient human ancestors in Arabia have surprisingly recent date”

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