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Ancient DNA Study Reveals Mysterious 5,000-Year Population Collapse in Neolithic Europe

20 April 2026

A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has shed fresh light on one of prehistory’s most puzzling events:...

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DNA Reveals a Mysterious Human Lineage No One Knew Existed in Asia

5 April 2026

A genetic study has uncovered a previously unknown human lineage that survived the end of the last Ice Age, challenging...

In the fourth grave, there was a girl and a young woman. The analysis showed that they were third-degree relatives. Credit: Johan Norderäng - Uppsala University

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More Than Kin: DNA Reveals 5,500-Year-Old Stone Age Clans in Sweden’s Gotland

19 February 2026

New genetic research from Uppsala University is reshaping our understanding of family, memory, and social bonds among Stone Age hunter-gatherers...

An overview showing the gypsum sarcophagus burial known as YORYM 2010.1219. Credit: Seeing the Dead Project / University of York and York Museums Trust

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Roman Handprints, Preserved Textiles and Possible DNA Found in Rare Gypsum Burial in England

22 December 2025

Archaeologists in England have uncovered extraordinary evidence of intimate Roman burial practices after re-examining a rare gypsum-filled stone sarcophagus discovered...

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In Neolithic China, Death Was Gendered: Men for the Gates, Women for the Elites

2 December 2025

Human sacrifice was not just a ritual act in Neolithic China—it was a carefully engineered system, and nowhere is this...

The skull of the 13th-century individual uncovered in the Dominican monastery on Margaret Island in Budapest, examined in the ELTE-led investigation. Credit: Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

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DNA Cracks a 750-Year-Old Murder: The Vicious Killing of a Forgotten Duke Finally Exposed

16 November 2025

For more than seven centuries, the violent end of a young medieval nobleman remained an unresolved whisper in European history—half...

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46 Ice Age Animals Found in a Northern Norway Cave: “Extremely Rare” Discovery Reveals a Frozen Past

22 October 2025

A remarkable discovery in northern Norway has uncovered the remains of 46 species from the last Ice Age — from...

The exact location of the well SU 233/234 during the excavation (in red circle). Credit: PLoS One (2025)

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Archaeologists Uncover Remains of Roman Soldiers in a 3rd-Century Well in Croatia

15 October 2025

A multidisciplinary team combined archaeology, DNA, and isotopic science to reveal the human toll of Rome’s “Crisis of the Third...

Ritual burials discovered deep within a prehistoric mining shaft in the Krumlov Forest, Czechia. The remains of two related Neolithic women and a newborn—believed to have been buried as part of symbolic or sacrificial practices—offer unique insights into female labor and life 6,000 years ago.” Source: Vaníčková et al., 2025, Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, Vol. 17, Article 146. DOI: 10.1007/s12520-025-02251-1)

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Ancient Sister Miners Discovered: Ritual Burial Reveals Hard Lives of Prehistoric Women

4 August 2025

A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in the Krumlov Forest is shedding new light on prehistoric life, revealing a startling glimpse into...

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5,000-Year-Old Matrilineal Society Discovered in China: DNA Unveils Ancient Female-Led Clans

30 July 2025

In a remarkable study, scientists have uncovered genetic evidence of a rare matrilineal society in Neolithic China, where women determined...