Adults and children were taken from deep within continent’s interior, genetic material from remote island of St. Helena suggests
Two papers pin the deadly disease’s introduction on British colonists and suggest the continent held far more people than previously believed
DNA recovered from people buried at the site reveals surprises
DNA recovered from people buried at the site reveals surprises
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
New study fills major gap in genetic map of ancient human migrations
New study fills major gap in genetic map of ancient human migrations
Millennia before the first cities, early Mesopotamians probably harnessed tides to irrigate crops
Millennia before the first cities, early Mesopotamians probably harnessed tides to irrigate crops
200,000-year-old genes are oldest ever recovered from open-air site
200,000-year-old genes are oldest ever recovered from open-air site
Two recent studies shine light on the earliest known artistic usages of blue pigment
Two recent studies shine light on the earliest known artistic usages of blue pigment
DNA connects modern Slavs to a wave of migration following the fall of the Roman Empire
DNA connects modern Slavs to a wave of migration following the fall of the Roman Empire
Despite bearing remarkably far-flung genetic origins, a girl and young man were buried just like their peers
Despite bearing remarkably far-flung genetic origins, a girl and young man were buried just like their peers