Ancient genetics
- Avi Blizovsky
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A large-scale study of ancient DNA from Pannonia, Hungary, published in the journal Science, confirms that significant migration from northern Europe occurred, but shows that the society that emerged thereafter was not the result of conquest and replacement.
- Avi Blizovsky
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Genetic data from 27 Neanderthals who lived in northwestern Europe less than 52,500 years ago show that the groups in the region were relatively related. The researchers found no evidence of extensive mating between relatives, late genetic mixing
- Avi Blizovsky
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Genetic and archaeological studies show that the transition to agriculture in the Maghreb resulted from encounters between local hunter-gatherers, farmers from Europe, and herders who arrived from eastern Sahara.
- Avi Blizovsky
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Genetic and isotopic analysis showed that these were gray wolves and not dogs, but their aquatic diet, low genetic variation, and signs of injury raise the possibility of ongoing contact with prehistoric communities.
- Avi Blizovsky
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Comprehensive DNA research suggests that the Slavicization of Europe resulted from a large population movement after the fall of the Roman Empire, rather than from language assimilation by local elites
- Avi Blizovsky
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New research provides new insights into how animals like the woolly mammoth, musk ox and Arctic fox evolved to survive the cold during the Ice Age.