Modern Human Expansion 300,000 Years Ago as a Driver of Neandertal Origins Sara V March 16, 2026 – 6 min read Share this post Papers Ancient DNA Reveals Cave-Burial Ancestry in the Formation of Kra–Dai and Hmong–Mien Peoples of Southwest China Cave Burial Traditions in Guangxi: Ancient DNA and the Origins of Kra-Dai and Hmong-Mien Peoples Cave Burial Traditions in Guangxi: Ancient DNA and the Origins of Kra-Dai and Hmong-Mien Peoples Introduction: Doorways into the Deep Past This comprehensive study takes readers into the dramatic limestone landscapes of Guangxi in southwest By Sara V • 7 min read Papers Cosmopolitan Goths: Archaeogenomic Evidence for a Genetically Diverse Masłomęcz Community in Late Iron Age Barbaricum Goths on the Move: The Masłomęcz Group and Gothic Origins Goths on the Move: The Masłomęcz Group and Gothic Origins Introduction: A Gothic Community Revealed Through DNA The migration route of the Goths sweeps from the chilly shores of the Baltic Sea down towards the Black Sea, but pauses for By Caterina • 8 min read Papers 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 By Sara V • 6 min read Papers Ancient DNA Reveals Cave-Burial Ancestry in the Formation of Kra–Dai and Hmong–Mien Peoples of Southwest China Cave Burial Traditions in Guangxi: Ancient DNA and the Origins of Kra-Dai and Hmong-Mien Peoples Cave Burial Traditions in Guangxi: Ancient DNA and the Origins of Kra-Dai and Hmong-Mien Peoples Introduction: Doorways into the Deep Past This comprehensive study takes readers into the dramatic limestone landscapes of Guangxi in southwest By Sara V • 7 min read Papers Cosmopolitan Goths: Archaeogenomic Evidence for a Genetically Diverse Masłomęcz Community in Late Iron Age Barbaricum Goths on the Move: The Masłomęcz Group and Gothic Origins Goths on the Move: The Masłomęcz Group and Gothic Origins Introduction: A Gothic Community Revealed Through DNA The migration route of the Goths sweeps from the chilly shores of the Baltic Sea down towards the Black Sea, but pauses for By Caterina • 8 min read Papers 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 By Sara V • 6 min read Papers 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 By Sara V • 7 min read Papers 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 By Sara V • 12 min read Papers 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 By Caterina • 10 min read
Papers Ancient DNA Reveals Cave-Burial Ancestry in the Formation of Kra–Dai and Hmong–Mien Peoples of Southwest China Cave Burial Traditions in Guangxi: Ancient DNA and the Origins of Kra-Dai and Hmong-Mien Peoples Cave Burial Traditions in Guangxi: Ancient DNA and the Origins of Kra-Dai and Hmong-Mien Peoples Introduction: Doorways into the Deep Past This comprehensive study takes readers into the dramatic limestone landscapes of Guangxi in southwest By Sara V • 7 min read
Papers Cosmopolitan Goths: Archaeogenomic Evidence for a Genetically Diverse Masłomęcz Community in Late Iron Age Barbaricum Goths on the Move: The Masłomęcz Group and Gothic Origins Goths on the Move: The Masłomęcz Group and Gothic Origins Introduction: A Gothic Community Revealed Through DNA The migration route of the Goths sweeps from the chilly shores of the Baltic Sea down towards the Black Sea, but pauses for By Caterina • 8 min read
Papers 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 By Sara V • 6 min read
Papers Ancient DNA Reveals Cave-Burial Ancestry in the Formation of Kra–Dai and Hmong–Mien Peoples of Southwest China Cave Burial Traditions in Guangxi: Ancient DNA and the Origins of Kra-Dai and Hmong-Mien Peoples Cave Burial Traditions in Guangxi: Ancient DNA and the Origins of Kra-Dai and Hmong-Mien Peoples Introduction: Doorways into the Deep Past This comprehensive study takes readers into the dramatic limestone landscapes of Guangxi in southwest By Sara V • 7 min read
Papers Cosmopolitan Goths: Archaeogenomic Evidence for a Genetically Diverse Masłomęcz Community in Late Iron Age Barbaricum Goths on the Move: The Masłomęcz Group and Gothic Origins Goths on the Move: The Masłomęcz Group and Gothic Origins Introduction: A Gothic Community Revealed Through DNA The migration route of the Goths sweeps from the chilly shores of the Baltic Sea down towards the Black Sea, but pauses for By Caterina • 8 min read
Papers 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 By Sara V • 6 min read
Papers 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 By Sara V • 7 min read
Papers 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 By Sara V • 12 min read
Papers 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 By Caterina • 10 min read
