New research confirms humans first reached the Sahul super-continent by two different routes around 60,000 years ago.
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Ancient human genomes reconstructed from remains at a southern African rock shelter show remarkable genetic continuity over time.
The Avars dominated southeastern central Europe for hundreds of years, leaving one of the richest archaeological heritages in Europe. Now scientists are using DNA to reveal details of their societies.
After sifting through DNA from almost 10,000 people from ancient and pre-modern societies, we have discovered six cases of Down syndrome in past human populations.
The first ancient DNA sequences from peoples of the medieval Swahili civilization push aside colonialist stories and reveal genetic connections from the past.
Ancient DNA allows scientists to learn directly from the remains of people from the past. As this new field takes off, researchers are figuring out how to ethically work with ancient samples and each other.
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Research Professor in Archaeogenetics, Department of Physical and Life Sciences, University of Huddersfield
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
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Group leader, Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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Postdoctoral Researcher, James Cook University
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Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida
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Professor of Genetics and of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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Mathematician and Ancient DNA Researcher, Adelaide University
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Curator of Human Evolution of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Research Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
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Group Leader Population Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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Professor in Biological Anthropology, Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral researcher, Genetic History Group, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology