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Ancient DNA Rewrites European Prehistory: A Tale of Ice Age Diversity
Europe during the Ice Age a frozen, icy land where tough hunter-gatherers lived and survived in extreme conditions. For years, experts thought these ancient people all shared a similar culture. But now, due to amazing advances in ancient DNA research, we’ve learned the truth is much more complex and interesting than we ever thought.
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Ancient DNA reveals the Huns’ Lost Origins
(Decoding the Huns by ancient DNA) For centuries, the Huns have been covered in mystery. These wild and extreme warriors, who marched into Europe in the 4th and 5th centuries, The Huns, known for violence, were thought to be from the Xiongnu Empire. Empire of Central Asia. The idea was that the Huns were descendants
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Intertwined sheep and humans over millennia
Coevolution of sheep and humans over millennia(10,000 years old period). By studying ancient DNA, we have found that sheep and humans have been co-evolved. Biology of sheep has an important role in shaping the human civilization. It has helped explain, the human history, culture and survival. Different international research teams from different academic backgrounds including
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Archaic Hominin Admixture
Archaic Hominin Admixture: Paleogenomic studies have found that modern humans interbred with Neanderthals and Denisovans, and that some of us carry DNA from these archaic hominins. Among the discoveries of Paleogenomics, is the evidence of interbreeding between modern humans and archaic hominins like Neanderthals and Denisovans. These are extinct human relatives who lived alongside or before early
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