Ancient DNA Shows Social Hierarchy in Late Shang Xisima Was Not Based on Genetic Differences
Late Shang Social Hierarchy at the Xisima Cemetery The Xisima cemetery, near today's Xingyang City in Henan Province, offers a vivid snapshot of life and death in the waning centuries of the Shang dynasty, roughly 1300–1046 BCE. Excavated in 2005, the site preserves the burials of people
Ancient DNA Shows Papuan–East Asian Mixing Before First Settlement of Palau
Ancient DNA and the Peopling of Palau: A Comprehensive Study Ancient DNA and the Peopling of Palau: A Comprehensive Archaeological and Genetic Investigation Introduction: Papuan–East Asian Mixing Before the First People Reached Palau This comprehensive investigation takes readers deep into the limestone caves and rock islands of Palau, revealing
Neolithic Population Turnover and the End of Megalith Building in the Paris Basin
Neolithic Decline and Demographic Collapse in North-Western Europe Neolithic Decline and Demographic Collapse in North-Western Europe: Evidence from the Bury Megalithic Tomb Introduction: A Crisis at the End of the Fourth Millennium BC The flourishing Neolithic world of north-western Europe began to unravel at the very end of the fourthLatest Articles
Genetic Links Between Ancient Corinth and Its Colony Amvrakia Revealed by Ancient DNA
Ancient Greek Colonisation and the Corinth-Amvrakia Network: A Genetic Study Ancient Greek Colonisation and the Corinth-Amvrakia Network: A Genetic Study Introduction: From Trading Routes to Planned Colonies This comprehensive study examines the genetic relationships between the Corinthian settlement of Tenea and its colony Amvrakia (later the Roman Ambracia) within the
Ancient DNA Shows Social Hierarchy in Late Shang Xisima Was Not Based on Genetic Differences
Late Shang Social Hierarchy at the Xisima Cemetery The Xisima cemetery, near today's Xingyang City in Henan Province, offers a vivid snapshot of life and death in the waning centuries of the Shang dynasty, roughly 1300–1046 BCE. Excavated in 2005, the site preserves the burials of people
Ancient DNA Shows Papuan–East Asian Mixing Before First Settlement of Palau
Ancient DNA and the Peopling of Palau: A Comprehensive Study Ancient DNA and the Peopling of Palau: A Comprehensive Archaeological and Genetic Investigation Introduction: Papuan–East Asian Mixing Before the First People Reached Palau This comprehensive investigation takes readers deep into the limestone caves and rock islands of Palau, revealing
Neolithic Population Turnover and the End of Megalith Building in the Paris Basin
Neolithic Decline and Demographic Collapse in North-Western Europe Neolithic Decline and Demographic Collapse in North-Western Europe: Evidence from the Bury Megalithic Tomb Introduction: A Crisis at the End of the Fourth Millennium BC The flourishing Neolithic world of north-western Europe began to unravel at the very end of the fourth
Ancient Y Chromosomes Reveal Coastal and Inland Migrations that Shaped East Asian Paternal History
Paleolithic Peopling and Agricultural Transitions in East Asia: Y-Chromosome Evidence Paleolithic Peopling and Agricultural Transitions in East Asia: Y-Chromosome Evidence from Ancient DNA and Archaeological Sites Introduction: Tracing Ancient Migrations Through Paternal Lineages The peopling of East Asia represents one of the most complex chapters in human prehistory, involving multiple
µCT Scanning and Ancient DNA: A Safer Workflow for Archaeological Petrous Bones
This methodological study tests whether µCT scanning measurably harms ancient DNA preservation in archaeological human petrous portions. Across 93 samples, the authors do not find strong evidence that routine scanning systematically degrades key aDNA quality metrics. They also propose a more sustain
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Scythians Discussion
Dedicated for all DNA, Analysis Results, History, Research topics related to: Scythians Scythians had a reputation as the epitome of savagery and barbarism - they were among the earliest peoples to master mounted warfare. They lived in tent-covered wagons and fought with composite bows shot from horseback. With great mobility,
Ostrogoths Discussion
Dedicated for all DNA, Analysis Results, History, Research topics related to: Ostrogoths Originating from Scandinavia, the Goths of Eastern Europe were shattered when Attila and the Huns blasted onto the scene. The Gothic kingdom was split - those who crossed the Danube to enter the Roman Empire became the Visigoths.
Gepids Discussion
Dedicated for all DNA, Analysis Results, History, Research topics related to: Gepids Gepids were a Germanic tribe realted to the Goths, described as tall and blond-haired. The Gepids fought alongside the Huns against the Roman Empire around 440 AD. Later the Gepids founded a kingdom known as Gepidia in the
Yoruba Peoples Discussion
Dedicated for all DNA, Analysis Results, History, Research topics related to: Yoruba Peoples The Yoruba people are an African ethnic group that inhabits western Africa. They developed out of earlier Mesolithic Volta-Niger populations by the first millennium BC. The Yoruba were the dominant cultural force in southern Nigeria as farLatest Articles
Genetic Links Between Ancient Corinth and Its Colony Amvrakia Revealed by Ancient DNA
Ancient Greek Colonisation and the Corinth-Amvrakia Network: A Genetic Study Ancient Greek Colonisation and the Corinth-Amvrakia Network: A Genetic Study Introduction: From Trading Routes to Planned Colonies This comprehensive study examines the genetic relationships between the Corinthian settlement of Tenea and its colony Amvrakia (later the Roman Ambracia) within the
Ancient DNA Shows Social Hierarchy in Late Shang Xisima Was Not Based on Genetic Differences
Late Shang Social Hierarchy at the Xisima Cemetery The Xisima cemetery, near today's Xingyang City in Henan Province, offers a vivid snapshot of life and death in the waning centuries of the Shang dynasty, roughly 1300–1046 BCE. Excavated in 2005, the site preserves the burials of people
Ancient DNA Shows Papuan–East Asian Mixing Before First Settlement of Palau
Ancient DNA and the Peopling of Palau: A Comprehensive Study Ancient DNA and the Peopling of Palau: A Comprehensive Archaeological and Genetic Investigation Introduction: Papuan–East Asian Mixing Before the First People Reached Palau This comprehensive investigation takes readers deep into the limestone caves and rock islands of Palau, revealing
Neolithic Population Turnover and the End of Megalith Building in the Paris Basin
Neolithic Decline and Demographic Collapse in North-Western Europe Neolithic Decline and Demographic Collapse in North-Western Europe: Evidence from the Bury Megalithic Tomb Introduction: A Crisis at the End of the Fourth Millennium BC The flourishing Neolithic world of north-western Europe began to unravel at the very end of the fourth
Ancient Y Chromosomes Reveal Coastal and Inland Migrations that Shaped East Asian Paternal History
Paleolithic Peopling and Agricultural Transitions in East Asia: Y-Chromosome Evidence Paleolithic Peopling and Agricultural Transitions in East Asia: Y-Chromosome Evidence from Ancient DNA and Archaeological Sites Introduction: Tracing Ancient Migrations Through Paternal Lineages The peopling of East Asia represents one of the most complex chapters in human prehistory, involving multiple
µCT Scanning and Ancient DNA: A Safer Workflow for Archaeological Petrous Bones
This methodological study tests whether µCT scanning measurably harms ancient DNA preservation in archaeological human petrous portions. Across 93 samples, the authors do not find strong evidence that routine scanning systematically degrades key aDNA quality metrics. They also propose a more sustain
