Scientific Frontline3d ago
Recent ancient DNA analysis has identified domestic dogs at archaeological sites dating to the Late Upper Paleolithic, roughly 16,000 to 14,000 years ago. This discovery pushes back the earliest confirmed genetic record of dog domestication by approximately 5,000 years, firmly placing their emergence prior to the advent of agriculture.
#Archaeogenetics #EvolutionaryBiology #Paleontology #Archaeology #Genomics #sflorg
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Genomic Sequencing Pushes Canine Domestication into the Late Upper Palaeolithic

For decades, the precise timeline of canine domestication has remained a contentious topic within evolutionary biology and archaeology

smiergahttuFeb 24

Tracking back such a big population (1 in 200 of all men) to one relatively recent lineage always was sus to me.
my confirmation bias is very happy about the results this study.

Far fewer people are related to Genghis Khan than previously assumed, new genomic study suggests | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/far-fewer-people-are-related-to-genghis-khan-than-previously-assumed-new-genomic-study-suggests

#achaeology #archaeogenetics #ChingizKhan #ychromosome #mongols

Far fewer people are related to Genghis Khan than previously assumed, new genomic study suggests

Some experts have suggested as many as 1 in 200 men in the world are related to Genghis Khan. But a new genomic study reveals the number is significantly lower.

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Anthropology.netFeb 18
Ancient DNA from a 5,500-year-old hunter-gatherer cemetery on Gotland shows people buried together were kin, but often second- or third-degree relatives, not parents and children. The Stone Age family was wider than we assumed. #AncientDNA #Archaeogenetics #HunterGatherers https://www.anthropology.net/p/who-gets-buried-together-on-a-stone
Who Gets Buried Together on a Stone Age Island

Ancient DNA from a 5,500-year-old cemetery on Gotland reveals that hunter-gatherers tracked kinship well beyond the nuclear family.

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Archaeology News Feb 12

DNA reveals rare dwarfism in teenager who lived in Italy 12,000 years ago

An international research team has confirmed the earliest known genetic diagnosis in an anatomically modern human, identifying a rare skeletal disorder in a prehistoric adolescent female who lived more than 12,000 years ago...

© Image courtesy of Dr. Adrian Daly

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/01/rare-dwarfism-in-teenager-italy-12000-years-ago/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #stoneage #Archaeogenetics #Osteoarchaeology #anthropology

Radical AnthropologyDec 27

Good discussion here of the peopling of #Sahul by a 'long chronology', that is reaching New Guinea and Australia by 60,000 years.

Previous data showing Aus and PNG populations carry the signature of Neanderthal interbreeding (some 55-50 Kya in the Middle East) suggests the 'chronology' was more recent OR all the first wave left no descendants today. But these calibrated #mtDNA results suggest different, people do descend from the early pioneers, entering via two routes, the main one N Indonesia-Philippines, and another southerly one.

#archaeogenetics #maritimearchaeology

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-guineans-aboriginal-australians-descend-groups.html

New Guineans and Aboriginal Australians descend from two groups who arrived 60,000 years ago, research suggests

A collaboration between the University of Huddersfield's Archaeogenetics Research Group and the University of Southampton's Center for Maritime Archaeology, has clarified the first settlement of New Guinea and Australia by modern humans, Homo sapiens—refining our understanding of the origins of seafaring and maritime mobility.

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Anthropology.netDec 18
Ancient DNA from a Calabrian cave reveals a small Bronze Age mountain community shaped by tight kinship, selective mobility, and extreme consanguinity. A reminder that prehistory was complex, local, and deeply human. #Archaeogenetics #BronzeAge #HumanEvolution #Bioarchaeology https://www.anthropology.net/p/kinship-in-the-shadows-of-the-apennines
Kinship in the Shadows of the Apennines

How ancient DNA from a Calabrian cave redraws the social map of a Bronze Age mountain community

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Anthropology.netDec 1
New genomic evidence suggests humans reached Sahul around 60,000 years ago via two distinct routes. The findings highlight early seafaring, deep population roots, and complex migrations shaping Indigenous Australian and Papuan ancestry. #Anthropology #Archaeogenetics #Sahul #HumanOrigins https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-first-horizon-how-ancient-genomes
The First Horizon: How Ancient Genomes Redraw the Story of Australia’s Earliest Peoples

New genetic evidence strengthens the case for a much earlier and more complex human arrival in Sahul.

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Anthropology.netNov 25
New genomic research shows that most modern dogs carry small traces of ancient wolf ancestry that influenced size, behavior, and adaptation. Even chihuahuas are a little wolf. A deeper look at how dogs evolved with humans. #Archaeogenetics #Dogs #Wolves #Evolution https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-wolves-within
The Wolves Within

Why the faint genetic traces of ancient wolves lingering in modern dogs may matter more than anyone expected.

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Anthropology.netNov 7
Ancient DNA from Argentina reveals a previously unknown lineage that has endured for over 8,500 years, reshaping what we know about the peopling of South America. #Archaeogenetics #Argentina #HumanOrigins #AncientDNA https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-lost-lineage-of-the-pampas-how
The Lost Lineage of the Pampas: How Ancient DNA Rewrites 8,500 Years of Argentinian Prehistory

A vast new genetic study reveals a long-hidden population that endured droughts, migrations, and empire without ever disappearing.

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Anthropology.netOct 30
Ancient DNA reveals how the Sarmatians—steppe warriors who once challenged Rome—migrated, mixed, and quietly became part of Europe’s genetic legacy. Their story is one of disappearance through survival. #Archaeogenetics #HumanEvolution #AncientDNA #Sarmatians https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-vanished-riders-of-the-steppe
The Vanished Riders of the Steppe: What Ancient DNA Reveals About Europe’s “Forgotten People”

How the Sarmatians — once feared horsemen on the Roman frontier — became genetic ghosts in the heart of Europe.

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