#ancientdna — Public Fediverse posts

New @Nature study recovers proteins from 400,000-year-old Homo erectus teeth in China -- and finds a variant shared with Denisovans, who later passed it to people in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Some of us carry a trace of H. erectus. #Paleoanthropology #AncientDNA #HumanEvolution https://www.anthropology.net/p/what-homo-erectus-teeth-from-three

At least 7 Neanderthals from one Polish cave, ~100,000 years old — some possibly related. Their mitochondrial DNA links them to a lineage once spread from France to the Caucasus. #Neanderthals #AncientDNA #Paleoanthropology https://www.anthropology.net/p/a-small-group-in-a-polish-cave-and

A tooth from a 14th-century Bolivian mummy just yielded the oldest known Streptococcus pyogenes genome — proving scarlet fever’s bacterium circulated in the Americas long before European contact. #AncientDNA #Paleopathology #Archaeogenetics https://www.anthropology.net/p/a-tooth-from-a-chullpa-rewrites-the

15-Apr-2026
Massive #ancientDNA study reveals #naturalSelection has accelerated in recent human evolution
Hundreds of genes selected in West Eurasia since farming began, many linked to health

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1123959

#science #genome #humans #humanEvolution

Did human evolution stop when we started farming? New aDNA research from 16,000 individuals suggests it actually sped up. We’re finally seeing the “real-time” genetic shifts that shaped modern West Eurasians. #HumanEvolution #AncientDNA #Genetics https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-accelerated-genome-ten-millennia

Ancient DNA from 5 Neolithic cairns in Caithness and Orkney maps fathers, sons, brothers — and two women on an island more closely related to men on the mainland than to those buried beside them. #Archaeogenetics #NeolithicBritain #AncientDNA https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-dead-knew-each-other-kinship

Ancient DNA from a Neolithic tomb near Paris reveals two genetically distinct populations separated by a catastrophic collapse around 5,000 years ago. Plague, abandonment, and migration — all in a single burial site. #Archaeogenetics #Neolithic #AncientDNA https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-tomb-that-remembered-two-worlds

🧊🔬 Wow, #science just discovered that #Ötzi the #Iceman has a cousin 5,000 years removed. 📜 Because apparently, the only thing harder to kill than a cockroach is a lineage from the Stone Age. 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 What’s next, a family reunion with the Pharaohs?
https://blog.familytreedna.com/otzi-the-iceman-dna/ #FamilyHistory #Archaeology #AncientDNA #StoneAge #HackerNews #ngated

13-Mar-2026
The mixed #Iberian, #Mediterranean and #NorthAfrican #ancestry of an individual buried in the #Menga dolmen has been revealed

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1119901

#science #ancientDNA #andalucia #humans

this week's feature in @CurrentBiology is about the unusual origins of #syphilis now being clarified by #ancientDNA research https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-mysteries-of-syphilis.html #science

this week's feature in @CurrentBiology is about the unusual origins of #syphilis now being clarified by #ancientDNA research https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-mysteries-of-syphilis.html #science

this week's feature in @CurrentBiology is about the unusual origins of #syphilis now being clarified by #ancientDNA research https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-mysteries-of-syphilis.html #science

this week's feature in @CurrentBiology is about the unusual origins of #syphilis now being clarified by #ancientDNA research https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-mysteries-of-syphilis.html #science

this week's feature in @CurrentBiology is about the unusual origins of #syphilis now being clarified by #ancientDNA research https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-mysteries-of-syphilis.html #science

my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 5: #AncientDNA reveals the unusual origins of #syphilis

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-mysteries-of-syphilis.html #science #medicine #infectiousDiseases

my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 5: #AncientDNA reveals the unusual origins of #syphilis

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-mysteries-of-syphilis.html #science #medicine #infectiousDiseases

my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 5: #AncientDNA reveals the unusual origins of #syphilis

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-mysteries-of-syphilis.html #science #medicine #infectiousDiseases

my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 5: #AncientDNA reveals the unusual origins of #syphilis

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-mysteries-of-syphilis.html #science #medicine #infectiousDiseases

my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 5: #AncientDNA reveals the unusual origins of #syphilis

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-mysteries-of-syphilis.html #science #medicine #infectiousDiseases

“As DNA analysis of the remains is ongoing, the team also continues to analyze the organic substances, including pollen, found within the sarcophagus.” #DNA #ISOGG #AncientDNA #Cerberus #geneadons

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/2-000-old-sarcophagus-unsealed-173100725.html

“As DNA analysis of the remains is ongoing, the team also continues to analyze the organic substances, including pollen, found within the sarcophagus.” #DNA #ISOGG #AncientDNA #Cerberus #geneadons

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/2-000-old-sarcophagus-unsealed-173100725.html

“As DNA analysis of the remains is ongoing, the team also continues to analyze the organic substances, including pollen, found within the sarcophagus.” #DNA #ISOGG #AncientDNA #Cerberus #geneadons

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/2-000-old-sarcophagus-unsealed-173100725.html

“As DNA analysis of the remains is ongoing, the team also continues to analyze the organic substances, including pollen, found within the sarcophagus.” #DNA #ISOGG #AncientDNA #Cerberus #geneadons

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/2-000-old-sarcophagus-unsealed-173100725.html

Scientists hunting mammoth fossils found whales 400 km inland Sometimes, new data raises more questions than it answers. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/jfwko#alaska #ancient-dna #colossal #de-extinction #mammoth #megafauna #megafaunal-extinction #paleontology #science #whales

Ancient DNA from a 5,500-year-old hunter-gatherer cemetery on Gotland shows people buried together were kin, but often second- or third-degree relatives, not parents and children. The Stone Age family was wider than we assumed. #AncientDNA #Archaeogenetics #HunterGatherers https://www.anthropology.net/p/who-gets-buried-together-on-a-stone

“By using state-of-the-art DNA techniques and newly published genomes, we were able to determine the ancestry of the Beachy Head Woman with much greater precision than before,” William reveals.” #ISOGG #DNA #AncientDNA #BeachyHeadWoman #UK #geneadons https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2025/december/the-changing-story-beachy-head-woman.html

A single tooth from Siberia has yielded a 200,000 year old Denisovan genome. It reveals repeated mixing with Neanderthals, deep population turnover, and why Denisovan DNA lives on in us today. #Archaeology #Anthropology #HumanEvolution #AncientDNA #Denisovans https://www.anthropology.net/p/a-tooth-from-a-different-world

Ancient DNA from Argentina reveals a previously unknown lineage that has endured for over 8,500 years, reshaping what we know about the peopling of South America. #Archaeogenetics #Argentina #HumanOrigins #AncientDNA https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-lost-lineage-of-the-pampas-how

A 200,000-year-old Denisovan genome reveals multiple ancient Denisovan populations, unexpected Neanderthal contacts, and hints of a mysterious hominin lineage. Human evolution looks more tangled than ever. #paleoanthropology #ancientDNA #humanorigins #Denisovans https://www.anthropology.net/p/ghost-lineages-in-the-dna

Ancient DNA reveals how the Sarmatians—steppe warriors who once challenged Rome—migrated, mixed, and quietly became part of Europe’s genetic legacy. Their story is one of disappearance through survival. #Archaeogenetics #HumanEvolution #AncientDNA #Sarmatians https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-vanished-riders-of-the-steppe

A broken gene helped early farmers survive Neolithic plagues. The FUT2 mutation blocked norovirus but raised other risks—a tradeoff still shaping our health. #HumanEvolution #Archaeogenetics #AncientDNA #Microbes https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-mutation-that-shielded-early

Ancient DNA from China’s Baligang site reveals 5,000-year-old kinship ties, climate-driven migrations, and the earliest patrilineal clan in East Asia. #Archaeogenetics #NeolithicChina #AncientDNA #Anthropology https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-river-between-worlds-how-ancient

my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 23: #aurochs are extinct but also the ancestors of today's #cattle. #AncientDNA study reveals their #PopulationHistory https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2024/12/aurochs-dead-and-alive.html #science #genome #agriculture #rewilding #ecology #evolution

30-Oct-2024
#AncientDNA brings to life history of the iconic #aurochs, whose tale is intertwined with climate change and human culture

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1063028 #science #genome #domestication #evolution

Frozen mammoth skin retained its chromosome structure - Enlarge (credit: LEONELLO CALVETTI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

One ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2036352 #ancientdna #evolution #genetics #genomics #mammoths #science #biology

Last population of mammoths survived a severe population bottleneck - Enlarge / An artist's conception of one of the last mammoths of Wrangel... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2034436 #wrangelisland #ancientdna #evolution #genetics #genomics #mammoths #science #biology

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"Finding The First Americans" [2022], Aeon (https://aeon.co/essays/the-first-americans-a-story-of-wonderful-uncertain-science).

#Science #History #Paleontology #Archeology #DNA #AncientDNA #Genetics #RadioCarbonDating #Americas #NativeAmericans #Beringia #Alaska #PopulationY #IceAge

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This is what the Salisbury Plain looked like before Stonehenge - Enlarge / Stonehenge as viewed from the northeast, showing the post-and... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1852278 #ancientbritain #paleoecology #archaeology #ancientdna #mesolithic #palynology #stonehenge #megaliths #neolithic #science