Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, have sequenced the genomes of five Neandertals that lived between 39,000 and 47,000 years ago. These late Neandertals are all more closely related to the Neandertals that contributed DNA to modern human ancestors than an older Neandertal from the Altai Mountains that was previously sequenced. Their genomes also provide evidence for a turnover in the Neandertal population towards the end of Neandertal history. Continue reading “Genomes of five late Neandertals provide insights into Neandertal population history”
Ancient DNA tells tales of humans’ migrant history
Scientists once could reconstruct humanity’s distant past only from the mute testimony of ancient settlements, bones, and artifacts. Continue reading “Ancient DNA tells tales of humans’ migrant history”
Clovis site: Montana burial site answers questions about early humans
Scientists have shown that at the Anzick site in Montana — the only known Clovis burial site — the skeletal remains of a young child and the antler and stone artifacts found there were buried at the same time, raising new questions about the early inhabitants of North America, says a Texas A&M University professor involved in the research. Continue reading “Clovis site: Montana burial site answers questions about early humans”
Ancient genomes show social and reproductive behavior of early Upper Paleolithic foragers
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Sikora M, Seguin-Orlando A, Sousa VC, Albrechtsen A, Korneliussen T, Ko A, Rasmussen S, Dupanloup I, Nigst PR, Bosch MD, Renaud G, Allentoft ME, Margaryan A, Vasilyev SV, Veselovskaya EV, Borutskaya SB, Deviese T, Comeskey D, Higham T, Manica A, Foley R, Meltzer DJ, Nielsen R, Excoffier L, Mirazon Lahr M, Orlando L, Willerslev E. Continue reading “Ancient genomes show social and reproductive behavior of early Upper Paleolithic foragers”
The Eastern side of the Westernmost Europeans: Insights from subclades within Y-chromosome haplogroup J-M304
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Manco L, Albuquerque J, Sousa MF, Martiniano R, de Oliveira RC, Marques S, Gomes V, Amorim A, Alvarez L, Prata MJ. Continue reading “The Eastern side of the Westernmost Europeans: Insights from subclades within Y-chromosome haplogroup J-M304”
Complete mitochondrial genomes reveal neolithic expansion into Europe
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Fu Q, Rudan P, Pääbo S, Krause J. Continue reading “Complete mitochondrial genomes reveal neolithic expansion into Europe”
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