The prehistoric settlement submerged under Lake Kuolimojarvi provides us with a clearer picture of the human occupation in South Karelia during the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic Stone Age (about 10,000 – 6,000 years ago) and it opens up a new research path in Finnish archaeology. Continue reading “Traces of submerged Stone Age settlement in Southeast Finland”
The genomic landscape of Neanderthal ancestry in present-day humans
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Sriram Sankararaman, Swapan Mallick, Michael Dannemann, Kay Prüfer, Janet Kelso, Svante Pääbo, Nick Patterson & David Reich. Continue reading “The genomic landscape of Neanderthal ancestry in present-day humans”
A Genetic Atlas of Human Admixture History
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Garrett Hellenthal, George B. J. Busby, Gavin Band, James F. Wilson, Cristian Capelli, Daniel Falush, Simon Myers. Continue reading “A Genetic Atlas of Human Admixture History”
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens coexisted for less than 1000 years in the Cantabrian Region
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens could not have coexisted for more than a millennium in the Cantabrian Region, which reduces significantly the possibilities for interaction between the two groups and tends to reinforce the hypothesis of an intrinsic cause of extinction, according to a study based on radiocarbon dates from thirteen archaeological sites in this area of southwestern Europe. Continue reading “Neanderthals and Homo sapiens coexisted for less than 1000 years in the Cantabrian Region”
Dual migration created genetic ‘melting pot’ of the first Scandinavians
New genomic data suggest that the first human settlers on the Scandinavian peninsula followed two distinct migration routes. The study also indicates that the resulting mixed population genetically adapted to the extreme environmental conditions. Continue reading “Dual migration created genetic ‘melting pot’ of the first Scandinavians”
Ancient DNA reveals genetic replacement despite language continuity in the South Pacific
New genetic research reveals the complex demographic history of Vanuatu, explaining how Austronesian languages were retained throughout its history despite near-total replacement of early Austronesian-Lapita with Papuan ancestry Continue reading “Ancient DNA reveals genetic replacement despite language continuity in the South Pacific”
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