#PalaeoGenomics hashtag - Bluesky

7 months ago

Even more intriguing -- how #Indigenous First #Americans got their #mucous variant (MUC19), from #Denisovan and then #Neanderthal heritage

#palaeogenomics

www.science.org/content/article/dna-anci...

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7 months ago

Genetic lineage of Y. pestis from 4000-year-oldvdonestic sheep, showing the scenario of transmission from 'unknown reservoir' of wild critters, bridging to sheep, then passing between sheep and people

Ancient Yersinia pestis genome discovered in 4,000-year-old sheep tooth sheds new light on a mysterious infectious disease that plagued prehistoric Eurasia.

#Palaeogenomics #bioarchaeology

www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674...

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Princeton study maps 200,000 years of Human–Neanderthal interbreeding For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to AI-powered genetic research, scientists have revealed a far more entangled history. Modern humans and Neanderthals didn’t just cross paths; they repeatedly interbred, shared genes, and even merged populations over nearly 250,000 years. These revelations suggest that Neanderthals never truly disappeared — they were absorbed. Their legacy lives on in our DNA, reshaping our understanding of what it means to be human.

8 months ago

200,000 years of recurrent #Neanderthal and #Homosapiens interaction.

#Palaeogenomics #anthropology

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/2507130...

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9 months ago

Some dispute over dating of early entry to Sahul (#Pleistocene Greater #Australia) where the site of #Madjedbebe could be 64 Kya. How can this be consistent with a tight window of 50-55 Kya for the major ancestral migration of #Homosapiens from #Africa? Constraining those dates comes from the […]

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9 months ago

Major paper on kinship and burial practices at #Çatalhöyük

The study fused 'rich archaeological data with a paleogenomic dataset of 131 individuals buried in 35 houses...

'Comparing genetic ties within and between buildings, we found that the maternal lineage had a key role in connecting […]

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9 months ago

Face to face with a #Mesolithic woman from the #Meuse Valley, 10,500 years ago. She was one of the Western European hunter-gatherers with a slightly lighter skin than Cheddar Man (the Indigenous Briton).

#fossils #bioarchaeology #reconstruction #anthropology […]

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Ancient DNA reveals a two-clanned matrilineal community in Neolithic China - Nature Analysis of ancient DNA, stable isotope data and archaeological evidence from the Fujia archaeological site in eastern China suggests it was populated by a matrilineal Neolithic community between 2750 and 2500 bc.

10 months ago

#Matriliny in Neolithic E #China over 4500 years ago among millet farmers on the coast, with dual organisation of matrilineal clans.

#anthropology #kinship #palaeogenomics

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09103-x

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10 months ago

'Modern humans were essentially like waves crashing on a beach, slowly but steadily eroding the beach away.” With this vivid simile, Princeton geneticist Joshua Akey describes a process that, until now, was shrouded in the mist of deep time: the incorporation, not extermination, of Neanderthals […]

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10 months ago