New DNA Analysis Unravels the Marriage Practices of an Ancient Warrior People

The Avars, once a nomadic people, migrated from Central Asia to Eastern Europe in the 6th century and conquered significant territories, including parts of present-day Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Read More

DNA from ancient graves reveals the culture of a mysterious nomadic people

Scientists sampled genomic data from 279 graves at a cemetery in Rákóczifalva, Hungary, where people of the medieval Avar culture were buried. Credit: Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös ... Read More

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11, 2024 — Traces of DNA ... ancient community in what is now northern Italy were interred with animals and animal parts from species such as dogs, horses and pigs. The reasons remain mysterious ... Read More

Baboon mummy DNA from ancient Egypt reveals location of mysterious port city not on any maps

Ancient Egyptians ... of a new study on the baboon DNA. "There were these stories that they got them from Punt, this fabled, mysterious land," Kopp told Live Science. Though Punt was mentioned ... Read More

Sex and marriage patterns in an ancient empire revealed by DNA

Ancient DNA reveals new details about the Avars, fearsome warriors who built an empire that ruled Central and Eastern Europe for 250 years from the mid-sixth century. Read More

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Ancient Civilizations News

Ancient DNA Reveals the Appearance of a 6th Century ... hidden in the dirt using proven and state-of-the-art archaeological science techniques to support new discoveries about human evolution ... Read More

Revitalizing Emperor Wu: DNA and Science Illuminate Ancient Chinese Monarch’s Mysteries

In a fascinating blend of history and modern science, researchers have successfully used advanced DNA techniques to recreate ... only hypothesize the visage of ancient individuals through ... Read More

Science and Religion

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Scientists recreate the face of an ancient Chinese emperor

Pianpian Wei SHARE A team in China used ancient DNA to reconstruct the face of an emperor who reigned 1,500 years ago. Emperor Wu was the ruler of the Northern Zhou dynasty from 560 to 578 CE. Read More

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U.S. News // 2 days ago NASA welcomes Switzerland, Sweden as countries sign Artemis Accords April 18 (UPI) -- The United States welcomed Switzerland and Sweden as the latest countries to sign NASA ... Read More

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Hello, stakeholders. (This is the nongendered term of address I've been workshopping because I see "folks" in too many social media posts.) Researchers this week reported on an AI model that ... Read More