The People the Urns Left Out: Genetics, Bones, and Burial in Late Bronze Age Central Germany

What rare inhumations from the Urnfield period reveal about ancestry, mobility, diet, and death in communities that refused to follow the crowd

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Neanderthal Genomes Reveal Ancient Mating Preferences

University of Pennsylvania researchers find Neanderthal X chromosomes carry excess modern human DNA, pointing to sustained mating preferences across ancient populations.

A 2,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus Was Unsealed—and the Mummy Inside Is Mind-Blowing

Experts working in the Tomb of Cerberus in Naples unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus—and the mummy inside was shockingly well-preserved.

The Goat That Remembered: Ancient DNA and Ireland's 3,000-Year Livestock Line

A single bone from a Bronze Age hillfort connects Ireland's oldest confirmed goat remains to a breed that still roams the country's margins today

A 2,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus Was Unsealed—and the Mummy Inside Is Mind-Blowing

Experts working in the Tomb of Cerberus in Naples unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus—and the mummy inside was shockingly well-preserved.