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Published Researchers solve 2,000-year-old mystery of the shipworm
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source They bedeviled ancient Greek navies, helped shipwreck Christopher Columbus, aided in the sinking of ...
Published Central Asia identified as a key region for human ancestors - Central Asia Identified as a Key Region for Human Ancestors
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study on early human migration shows that semi-arid and desert zones of Central Asia may have...
Published Wisconsin cave holds tantalizing clues to ancient climate changes, future shifts - Wisconsin Cave Holds Tantalizing Clues to Ancient Climate Changes, Future Shifts
(via sciencedaily.com) A newly published study of a stalagmite found in Cave of the Mounds reveals previously undetected hi...
Published Evidence that giant meteorite impacts created the continents - Evidence that Giant Meteorite Impacts Created the Continents
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research has provided the strongest evidence yet that Earth's continents were formed by giant me...
Published Meet the first Neanderthal family - Meet the First Neanderthal Family: A Glimpse into Our Ancestral Past
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have managed to sequence multiple individuals from a remote Neanderthal community in Sib...
Published 1,700-year-old spider monkey remains discovered in Teotihuacán, Mexico - 1,700-Year-Old Spider Monkey Remains Discovered in Teotihuacán, Mexico
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The complete skeletal remains of a spider monkey -- seen as an exotic curiosity in pre-Hispanic Mexi...
Published The anglo-saxon migration: New insights from genetics - The Anglo-Saxon Migration: New Insights from Genetics
(via sciencedaily.com) In the largest early-medieval population study to date, an interdisciplinary team consisting of gene...
Published South Africa's desert-like interior may have been more inviting to our human ancestors - South Africa's Desert-Like Interior: A Haven for Our Ancestors?
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Lining the Cape of South Africa and its southern coast are long chains of caves that nearly 200,000...
Published Pre-historic Wallacea: A melting pot of human genetic ancestries - Pre-historic Wallacea: A Melting Pot of Human Genetic Ancestries
(via sciencedaily.com) The Wallacean islands of present-day Eastern Indonesia have a long history of occupation by modern h...
Published Origins of the Black Death identified - Origins of the Black Death Identified: A Breakthrough in Understanding the Plague
(via sciencedaily.com) The Black Death, the biggest pandemic of our history, was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis an...
Published Bering Land Bridge formed surprisingly late during last ice age - Bering Land Bridge: A Latecomer in the Last Ice Age
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study that reconstructs the history of sea level at the Bering Strait shows that the Bering La...
Published Shrine discovered with rituals never seen to take place before in an Egyptian temple - Shrine Discovered with Unprecedented Rituals in an Egyptian Temple
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers recently published new findings from the excavations of the Berenike site, a Greco-Roman...
Published Oldest evidence of the controlled use of fire to cook food, researchers report - Oldest Evidence of Controlled Use of Fire to Cook Food Discovered by Researchers
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The remains of a huge carp fish mark the earliest signs of cooking by prehistoric human to 780,000 y...
Published Mayas utilized market-based economics - Mayas Utilized Market-Based Economics: A Look into the Sophisticated Trade System of the Ancient Civilization
(via sciencedaily.com) More than 500 years ago in the midwestern Guatemalan highlands, Maya people bought and sold goods wi...
Published Indigenous Ashaninka DNA helps geneticists write new chapters of pre-colonial history in South America - Indigenous Ashaninka DNA Helps Geneticists Write New Chapters of Pre-Colonial History in South America
(via sciencedaily.com) Geneticists have written new chapters in the reconstruction of pre-colonial Americas history after u...
Published Glass sponge genome furnishes insights into evolution of biomineralization - Glass Sponge Genome Furnishes Insights into Evolution of Biomineralization
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The genome of a glass sponge species suggests that silica skeletons evolved independently in several...
Published Prolonged droughts likely spelled the end for Indus megacities - Prolonged Droughts Likely Spelled the End for Indus Megacities
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research has found evidence -- locked into an ancient stalagmite from a cave in the Himalayas -- ...
Published Archaeologists reveal pre-Hispanic cities in Bolivia with laser technology - Archaeologists Reveal Pre-Hispanic Cities in Bolivia with Laser Technology
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Several hundred settlements from the time between 500 and 1400 AD lie in the Bolivian Llanos de Mojo...
Published Bioarchaeological evidence of very early Islamic burials in the Levant - Bioarchaeological Evidence of Very Early Islamic Burials in the Levant
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study combining archaeological, historical and bioarchaeological data provides new insights in...
Published The Viking disease can be due to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals - The Viking Disease: Gene Variants Inherited from Neanderthals
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Many men in northern Europe over the age of 60 suffer from the so-called Viking disease, which means...