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Iberian DNA remained largely unchanged for six centuries before Roman influence, study finds
Iberian DNA remained largely unchanged for six centuries before Roman influence, study finds Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor A study led by a UAB research team of Biological Anthropology has analyzed the genome of 54 newborns with the aim of tracking the genetic history of their culture since it developed in the Early Iron Age until the start of the Roman period, some 2,700 to 2,100 years ago. Despite being in contact with other Mediterranean cultures, the genetic...
Scientists may have debunked one of humanity's oldest habits
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17,000-year-old stripes of red in a Welsh cave are the oldest rock art in the UK, study finds
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Ditch full of 7,000-year-old headless human skeletons discovered in Slovakia, baffling archaeologists
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2,000 years ago in Scotland, people removed a corpse's brain and fashioned the arm bones into tools
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Gessel gold hoard: A 3,300-year-old stash of gleaming treasures that's one of the largest Bronze Age hoards from Europe
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Archaeologists study the International Space Station and Everest to figure out 'how humans adapt in this impossible place where we have no business going'
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Roman bath clog: The world's oldest shower shoes were found at a fort along Hadrian's Wall
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