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Published The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of an empire - The Colors on These Ancient Pots Hint at the Power of an Empire
(via sciencedaily.com) Comparing the colors on pieces of ancient Peruvian pottery revealed that potters across the Wari emp ...
Published Scientists show ancient village adapted to drought, rising seas
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have unveiled evidence for ancient human resilience to climate change in the Eastern Med ...
Published Researchers use 21st century methods to record 2,000 years of ancient graffiti in Egypt - Researchers use 21st century methods to record 2,000 years of ancient graffiti in Egypt
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers are learning more about ancient graffiti -- and their intriguing comparisons to modern g ...
Published Ancient African empires' impact on migration revealed by genetics - Ancient African Empires' Impact on Migration Revealed by Genetics
(via sciencedaily.com) Traces of ancient empires that stretched across Africa remain in the DNA of people living on the con ...
Published Ancient Amazonians intentionally created fertile 'dark earth'
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study suggests patches of fertile soil in the Amazon, known as dark earth, were intentionally...
Published New study reveals a long history of violence in ancient hunter-gatherer societies
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Violence was a consistent part of life among ancient communities of hunter-gatherers, according to a ...
Published Buried ancient Roman glass formed substance with modern applications
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers discover how molecules in ancient glass rearrange and recombine with minerals over centu ...
Published Ancient DNA reveals Down syndrome in past human societies
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source By analysing ancient DNA, an international team of researchers have uncovered cases of chromosomal d ...
Published Study shows ancient Alaskans were freshwater fishers - Study Shows Ancient Alaskans Were Freshwater Fishers
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A scientific team has discovered the earliest-known evidence of freshwater fishing by ancient people ...
Published Ancient DNA reveals Asian ancestry introduced to East Africa in early modern times - Ancient DNA reveals Asian ancestry introduced to East Africa in early modern times
(via sciencedaily.com) The largest-yet analysis of ancient DNA in Africa, which includes the first ancient DNA recovered fr ...
Published Scientists recover an ancient woman's DNA from a 20,000-year-old pendant - Scientists Recover DNA from 20,000-Year-Old Pendant
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An international research team has for the first time successfully isolated ancient human DNA from a ...
Published Archaeologists uncover early evidence of brain surgery in Ancient Near East - Archaeologists Uncover Early Evidence of Brain Surgery in Ancient Near East
(via sciencedaily.com) A recent excavation in Megiddo, Israel, unearthed the earliest example of a particular type of crani...
Published Butterflies and moths share ancient 'blocks' of DNA
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Butterflies and moths share 'blocks' of DNA dating back more than 200 million years, new research sh...
Published Ancient Syrian diets resembled the modern 'Mediterranean diet'
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Thousands of years ago, people in ancient Syria likely ate mostly grains, grapes, olives and a small ...
Published Ancient DNA reveals the multiethnic structure of Mongolia's first nomadic empire - Ancient DNA Reveals the Multiethnic Structure of Mongolia's First Nomadic Empire
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The Xiongnu, contemporaries of Rome and Egypt, built their nomadic empire on the Mongolian steppe 2,...
Published Ethical ancient DNA research must involve descendant communities, say researchers - Ethical Ancient DNA Research Must Involve Descendant Communities, Say Researchers
(via sciencedaily.com) The analysis of ancient DNA allows scientists to trace human evolution and make important discoverie ...
Published Ancient DNA reveals an early African origin of Cattle in the Americas
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Using ancient DNA, researchers have determined cattle were imported from Africa to the Americas much ...
Published Cell types in the eye have ancient evolutionary origins
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In a comparative analysis across vertebrates of the many cell types in the retina -- mice alone have...
Published Ancient metal cauldrons give us clues about what people ate in the Bronze Age
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Archaeologists have long been drawing conclusions about how ancient tools were used by the people wh ...
Published Prehistoric person with Turner syndrome identified from ancient DNA
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have developed a new technique to measure the number of chromosomes in ancient genomes m ...