Scientists analyzed the genomes of an ancient culture—and rewrote the history of Europe

A study of ancient human DNA from a wetland region in Belgium, western Germany, and the Netherlands yielded surprising ...
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Ancient bones tell new story of how medieval Europe was formed

LONDON — Like examining the growth rings of an ancient tree, scientists have developed a new way to analyze the “twigs” of human genetic family trees, revealing previously hidden patterns of migration ...
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Ancient DNA Reveals Hunter-Gatherers in Europe Persisted Long After Anatolian Farmers Arrived

Ancient DNA shows hunter-gatherers in parts of Europe survived for millennia after Anatolian farmers introduced agriculture.
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Scientists Use Ancient DNA to Shed Light on Adaptation of Early Europeans

Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of ...

Ancient DNA suggests hunter-gatherers in Europe's lowlands endured until 2500 BCE

Researchers at the University of Huddersfield have used ancient DNA to reveal that hunter-gatherers in one part of Europe survived for thousands of years longer than anywhere else on the continent—and ...
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Ancient DNA Points to Origins of Indo-European Language

A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and hundreds of others. By Carl Zimmer In 1786, a British judge named William ...