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  1. michael @[email protected] ·

    4-Sep-2026
    Not a cheetah: #AncientDNA reveals the surprising #Arctic life of extinct North American cat
    New #paleogenomics research by UC Santa Cruz reveals how the so-called #AmericanCheetah adapted to harsh Arctic conditions by preying on fish

    research in #CurrentBiology

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #ecology #carnivores #felines #bigCats

    #ancientdna #arctic #paleogenomics #americancheetah #currentbiology #science
  2. Anthropology.net @[email protected] ·

    Wheat, barley and cattle reached Gansu around 4,000 years ago. Ancient DNA from 149 people at 11 sites finds no western Eurasian ancestry at all. Though the crops moved; farmers didn’t. #ancientDNA #archaeology #archaeogenetics anthropology.net/p/western-cro

    #ancientdna #archaeology #archaeogenetics
  3. Anthropology.net @[email protected] ·

    Scientists found salmon, luxury sea bream, wild boar, and cottonseed oil in ancient tooth plaque from Edo-period Osaka commoners. Ordinary city dwellers ate better than history assumed. #Archaeology #AncientDNA #JapaneseHistory anthropology.net/p/what-teeth-

    #archaeology #ancientdna #japanesehistory