Olden DNA

Tag: Human Migration

  • Ancient DNA Reveals a Matrilineal Society in Neolithic China

        For decades, studies of ancient DNA have pointed to patrilocal societies where men stayed in their birth communities while women moved as the dominant social structure in early human civilizations. However, groundbreaking research from the Fujia archaeological site in eastern China has uncovered something unexpected: a stable matrilineal society that thrived for over…

  • Ancient DNA Reveals European Boat Trip to North Africa

    Ancient DNA Reveals European Boat Trip to North Africa

    Ancient DNA Reveals European Boat Trip to North Africa History, as we know it, is constantly being rewritten as new discoveries emerge. And a recent study involving ancient DNA has thrown a complete reversal of expectations into our understanding of Stone Age migrations. It appears that European hunter-gatherers, those resourceful ancestors of ours, might have…

  • Ancient DNA Rewrites European Prehistory: A Tale of Ice Age Diversity

    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.…