Ancient DNA Study Traces Incredible Journey of Dogs across Americas
Pre-contact Central and South American pet dogs (Canis familiaris— all canines preceding contact with European inhabitants– came down from a single maternal family tree that diverged after canines got in…
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3 ancient Maya cities discovered in Guatemala, 1 with an ‘astronomical complex’ likely used for predicting solstices
This restoration reveals part of Los Abuelos , among the 3 freshly discovered ancient Maya cities in Guatemala. ( Image credit: Courtesy of the Guatemala Ministry of Culture and Sports)…
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Ancient DNA reveals mysterious Indigenous group from Colombia that disappeared 2,000 years ago
The remains of hunter-gatherers excavated in the Altiplano area of Colombia became part of a formerly unidentified hereditary family tree that vanished a minimum of 2,000 years earlier. (Image credit:…
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Ancient China: Facts about one of the most powerful ancient civilizations in the world
(Image credit: Darrell Gulin by means of Getty Images) Quick truths about Ancient China Go for who/what/when/ where/why/how type truths formatted thus: Area: Primarily modern-day China Dates: Around 8,000 years…
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Ancient Maya quiz: What do you know about the civilization that built pyramids across Mesoamerica?
Maya temples at Tikal National Park in Guatemala. (Image credit: Diego Grandi by means of Alamy) The ancient Maya civilization extended throughout Central America and lasted for almost 3 centuries….
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Ancient Relatives of Salmon and Pike Lived in Alaska’s Fresh Waters 73 Million Years Ago
Paleontologists have actually discovered the fossils of 3 brand-new fish types– consisting of the earliest recognized salmonid fish, Sivulliusalmo alaskensis — at the Prince Creek Formation of northern Alaska, the…
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Ancient jawbone dredged off Taiwan seafloor belongs to mysterious Denisovan, study finds
A picture of the ideal side of the Penghu 1 lower jawbone that was discovered off the coast of Taiwan. (Image credit: Yousuke Kaifu ) A strange human jaw found…
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Ancient Egyptians drew the Milky Way on coffins and tombs, linking them to sky goddess, study finds
Images on the burial place of Ramesses VI portrays the goddess Nut. If you look above and behind it, you’ll see an undulating curve that might represent the Milky Way…
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Ancient DNA and modern genomes can reveal stories of past peoples, from the Iron Age to Chernobyl, geneticist says
Ingrida Domarkienė, envisioned above, and her group at Vilnius University in Lithuania conduct research study on ancient DNA. (Image credit: Photo by Indrė Mažeikienė, Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine) Ingrida…
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‘Major’ ancient Egyptian town discovered — and it has a jug stamped with the name of Nefertiti’s daughter
Part of the freshly found Egyptian settlement, which dates to around 3,400 years earlier. ( Image credit: Sylvain Dhennin ) Archaeologists in Egypt have actually revealed the remains of a…
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