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From Jomon to Modern Japan: A DNA Journey
27,000-Year-Old Bones Rewrite Japanese History Ancient DNA rewrites the Journey of the Japanese People and it uses the latest science to trace Japan’s genetic history, showing how modern Japanese people are connected to ancient ancestors. Deep in the Shiraho Saonetabaru Cave on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, archaeologists found something extraordinary a nearly complete 27,000 years old skeleton. This
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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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