A 'ghost' human lineage redraws the story of our origins
The DNA of West African populations carries up to 19% ancestry from an archaic population unknown from fossils. This 'ghost' lineage and th…
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From 3 million years ago to the dawn of our era: archaeological discoveries, palaeogenetics, cave art and the great transformations of human societies.
The DNA of West African populations carries up to 19% ancestry from an archaic population unknown from fossils. This 'ghost' lineage and th…
Read →In a Libyan shelter, the DNA of two women mummified 7,000 years ago reveals a North African human lineage that stayed isolated for millenni…
Read →In Arne Qvam Cave in northern Norway, bone and ancient DNA reveal 46 species (polar bears, walruses, seabirds) preserved for 75,000 years. …
Read →A study published in Nature reveals that Yersinia pestis was killing Siberian hunter-gatherer communities 5,500 years ago, long before citi…
Read →Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and the University of Liverpool have sequenced the oldest and most complete genome ever obtain…
Read →A study published in <em>Nature</em> in June 2026 has overturned one of the most widely held hypotheses about Neanderthal extinction. The 2…
Read →What if the Neanderthals' demise was due not only to climate or competition from Sapiens, but to a hidden flaw in their blood? A blood-grou…
Read →A First Art team, with the Max Planck Institute, has recovered ancient human DNA straight from the walls of eleven caves in Spain and Portu…
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