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Ancient Genomes Show the European Meta-Population

By Eske Willerslev | University of Copenhagen on Nov 6, 2014 Science/Education

DNA recovered from a 36,000 year old fossil skeleton found in Russia shows early divergence of Eurasians once they had left Africa, and the deep shared ancestry of Europeans. The new study, carried out by an international team of researchers, also reveals when Neanderthals and early modern humans out of Africa interbred – around 54,000 […]

Society Bloomed with Gentler Personalities and More Feminine Faces

By Duke University on Aug 3, 2014 Breaking News, Featured, Science/Education

DURHAM, N.C. — Modern humans appear in the fossil record about 200,000 years ago, but it was only about 50,000 years ago that making art and advanced tools became widespread. A new study appearing Aug. 1 in the journal Current Anthropology finds that human skulls changed in ways that indicate a lowering of testosterone levels at around […]

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