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From Copper Age to Sassanids: DNA Proof of Iran’s 3,000-Year Genetic Continuity
Ancient Iranian DNA Study Shocks Scientists: 3,000 Years Without Genetic Shift or The Genes of Ancient Persia: How DNA Reveals a 3,000-Year Iranian Legacy? Researchers have been reading the genetic diaries of people who lived in Iran over 5,000 years ago. And the story these DNA time capsules tell is completely changing our understanding of…
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Cats That Act Like Dogs: The Science Behind Copycat Evolution
Copycat Evolution: How Cats and Dogs Surprised Scientists with Parallel Adaptations? Scientists discovered that flat-faced cats and dogs evolved similar features independently – a Purrfect example of ‘copycat’ evolution! In Bern, Switzerland, an unusual museum collection holds the largest scientific assembly of pedigree dog skulls in the world 2,800 specimens representing more than…
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Ancient DNA Confirms Picuris Pueblo’s Direct Ancestry to Chaco Canyon
For centuries, the Picuris Pueblo people of northern New Mexico have preserved oral histories linking them to the great Ancestral Puebloan civilization of Chaco Canyon (circa 850–1250 CE). Now, peer-reviewed genetic research published in Nature Communications (2023) confirms what their traditions have always asserted: a direct ancestral connection to Chaco’s ancient inhabitants. This deep study represents a paradigm shift in Southwestern archaeology, demonstrating…
