Ancient DNA is rarely well-preserved in fossils, so scientists need to recognize possible hybridization of early humans from skeletons
Medieval mass burial shows centuries-earlier origin of Ashkenazi genetic bottleneck; a new study published on Current Biology
UC analysis shows Griffin Warrior from Pylos ruled his homeland: ancient DNA reveals the Bronze Age leader was from the region
Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore; the study has been published on PLoS One
DNA from ancient population in Southern China (Maludong or Red Deer Cave in the Yunnan province) suggests Native Americans’ East Asian roots
Genetic intermixing in Indonesia contributed to cultural “explosion” across the Pacific; a new study has been published on Nature Ecology and Evolution
Stonehenge landscape, Blick Mead, during the Mesolithic period. A study reveals Stonehenge landscape before the world-famous monument
Ancient skeletons reveal the history of worm parasites in Britain; a new study published on PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Multidisciplinary research team sheds light on the 1,400-year-old mystery about the genetic origins of the Avar elite
Orkney experienced a wave of immigration during the Bronze Age so large that it replaced most of the local population, ancient DNA analysis has revealed