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Genetic Analysis Reveals Family Sacrifices in 1,500-Year-Old Moche Tomb in Peru
A genetic study of a 1,500-year-old Moche tomb in Peru has revealed a unique sacrificial ritual involving family members. Two teenagers, one a boy sacrificed to his father and a girl to her aunt, were found buried alongside high-status individuals in a tomb at the Huaca Cao Viejo temple. This discovery, reported in PNAS, challenges previous assumpt...
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Ancient DNA Still Present In Human Genome Linked To Major Psychiatric Disorders, Says Study
The study is based on the analysis of large studies involving tens of thousands of people, both with and without mental health conditions.
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Ancient Fossils Provide Earliest Genetic Evidence Of Neanderthals
Nearly 400,000-year-old fossils from Spain have provided clinching earliest genetic evidence of the Neanderthals, suggesting that they may have acquired different genomes later perhaps as the result of gene flow from Africa.
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First Ancient Human Genome from Africa is Sequenced
Scientists have sequenced the genome of a 4,500-year-old man in Africa for the first time, a difficult achievement since the hot climate has made DNA difficult to recover from old remains, researchers said Thursday.
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Genetic Analysis Reveals Family Sacrifices in 1,500-Year-Old Moche Tomb in Peru
A genetic study of a 1,500-year-old Moche tomb in Peru has revealed a unique sacrificial ritual involving family members. Two teenagers, one a boy sacrificed to his father and a girl to her aunt, were found buried alongside high-status individuals in a tomb at the Huaca Cao Viejo temple. This discovery, reported in PNAS, challenges previous assumpt...
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Ancient DNA Still Present In Human Genome Linked To Major Psychiatric Disorders, Says Study
The study is based on the analysis of large studies involving tens of thousands of people, both with and without mental health conditions.
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Ancient Fossils Provide Earliest Genetic Evidence Of Neanderthals
Nearly 400,000-year-old fossils from Spain have provided clinching earliest genetic evidence of the Neanderthals, suggesting that they may have acquired different genomes later perhaps as the result of gene flow from Africa.
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First Ancient Human Genome from Africa is Sequenced
Scientists have sequenced the genome of a 4,500-year-old man in Africa for the first time, a difficult achievement since the hot climate has made DNA difficult to recover from old remains, researchers said Thursday.
