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Brothers keep Germany’s ancient charcoal-burning tradition alive, in photos
17+ hour, 27+ min ago (13+ words) Stamford Advocate...
Lost Himalayan population discovered through ancient DNA
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (1047+ words) Ancient DNA taken from a burial cave in Ladakh, high in the Indian Himalayas, has identified a population that no longer exists. Ten people laid to rest there, roughly 1,450 years ago, carried ancestry that was about half Tibetan and half…...
The Guardian view on ancient DNA: a female shaman exposes our flawed assumptions about the past | Editorial
11+ hour, 1+ min ago (847+ words) Thanks to new technology we are are acquiring insights into earlier times, and realising how little we truly knowArchaeologists believe the Upton Lovell Shaman, who lived in what is now Wiltshire 4,000 years ago, was an important religious leader and metalworker…...
In a German forest, 2 brothers keep the ancient tradition of charcoal burning alive
20+ hour, 6+ min ago (19+ words) Audacy Condition: Post with Page_List...
Brothers keep Germany’s ancient charcoal-burning tradition a...
21+ hour, 23+ min ago (81+ words) seMissourian Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom: Days disrupted: Across the world, the Iran war is reshaping everyday life Macron holds crisis meeting as monster wildfires drive 250,000 from their homes China memory chipmaker CXMT's shares soar in a blockbuster share…...
Ancient Genomes From a Ladakh Cave Reveal 2,800-Year-Old Mixing of Tibetan and South Asian Peoples
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1073+ words) A study published in the journal Science Advances reports genome-wide DNA data from 10 individuals buried in the cave, called Abi Srinjamo Bao in the local language, at a site 4,000 meters above sea level near the village of Yogma Kharbu. Radiocarbon…...
New DNA Study Challenges Christopher Columbus’ Genoese Origins
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (363+ words) New genetic research is raising fresh questions about the origins of Christopher Columbus, offering a possible link to a noble lineage in northwestern Spain. The findings introduce scientific data into a centuries-old debate over the birthplace of the famed explorer,…...
Iron Age rulers and power structures are being decoded through DNA and archaeological discoveries
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (929+ words) The powerful families who ruled the nomads of the Eurasian steppe some 2,500 years ago kept power within their bloodlines. A new study of ancient DNA finds that members of the Scythian elite were often close relatives, even when their graves…...
More than 12,000 languages were spoken after last Ice Age before extinction wiped out communities
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (570+ words) WATCH: Mind-blowing archaeology discoveries which bring history back to life The study found the emergence of large states and multinational empires triggered a steep drop in linguistic diversity The world experienced a linguistic "golden age" several millennia ago when tens…...
Medieval plague survivors left us graffiti, court records and a lesson for COVID
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (1437+ words) Memories of pandemics are often contentious. They can be disputed, uncomfortable and politically charged. As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to feel more distant, governments, communities and families have started asking how it should be remembered. Efforts range from personal memorials…...