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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Sometimes kids found unexpected ancestries – like one white student who found an ancestor labelled “mulatto” on an old Census. Brunelle hopes to broach more difficult conversations about race and ancestry in future years. She didn’t know her family had mixed-race heritage.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Herodotus and the Phrygian Hypothesis Historical Theories on Armenian Origins For centuries, the Greek historian Herodotus’ writings influenced the perception of Armenian ancestry. The results demonstrate a strong genetic continuity within the Armenian highlands, further distancing Armenian ancestry from the Balkans.

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Strange Maps

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Neanderthal DNA is estimated to account for an average of 1% to 4% of the genomes of modern humans with ancestry outside sub-Saharan Africa. Many modern humans have some admixture of Neanderthal DNA, an indication that Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis knew one another, also in the Biblical sense.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

“Most non-Africans today carry 1-2% Neanderthal ancestry, underscoring the impact of these interactions on the settlement of regions outside Africa.” The Genomic Landscape of Neanderthal Ancestry in Present-Day Humans Authors : Sankararaman, S., Origins of Modern Human Ancestry Authors : Bergström, A.,

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We talked with folks who strongly identify with their heritage ancestry, language and culture and others who navigate the complex nuances of diasporic reality. After the anti-Asian spa shootings in Atlanta, Asian Americans and supporters rallied in Washington, D.C., on March 21, 2021.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The analysis revealed that Denisovans diverged from Neanderthals around 400,000 years ago, although the two groups share a common ancestry. Ongaro’s team has identified areas for further research, including more extensive genetic studies of understudied populations that may carry yet-undiscovered traces of Denisovan ancestry.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Tracing Ancestry and Diet Chemical analyses of teeth revealed that some early North American horses were raised locally, while others were part of managed herds fed maize. DNA comparisons with modern horses showed these early horses were primarily of Spanish ancestry.

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APRIL 7, 2024

Delving into Canine Ancestry In a seminal study published 2022 in the prestigious journal Nature 1 , scientists embarked on a quest to unlock the secrets of dog domestication using a novel approach: analyzing the DNA of ancient wolves. Grey wolf genomic history reveals a dual ancestry of dogs. Ollivier, M., Speidel, L., Westbury, M.

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Sapiens

MARCH 5, 2024

Both positions allow for the occasional interbreeding that has resulted in a little bit of Neanderthal being present in many of us, especially those of European and East Asian ancestry. However, there are many challenges to exploring this distant time.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have decoded 1 the DNA of seven individuals found at sites in Germany and Czechia, revealing a lineage that carried traces of Neanderthal ancestry and left behind no modern descendants. Insights into Human Evolution from Neanderthal Genomes Authors : Prüfer, K.,

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ED Surge

JANUARY 11, 2023

While 21% of teachers in Hawai’i are Japanese, only 10% have Native Hawaiian ancestry. Everett Collection/Shutterstock At the same time, I also recognize that my privileged experience in Hawaiʻi was forged by settler culture , the effects of which still persist in the state educational system.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

. “By connecting the dots between genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, we now recognize West Papua as the launching place of historical Papuan seafarers that now contribute up to 60% of modern Wallacean ancestry,” he said.

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

1302653110 Summary : Uses dental morphology to reassess speciation events and shared ancestry between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. No Known Hominin Species Matches the Expected Dental Morphology of the Last Common Ancestor of Neanderthals and Modern Humans Authors : Gómez-Robles, A., Journal : PNAS , 2013. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.1302653110

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

The findings offer clarity on how Japan’s dual genetic ancestry emerged, enriching the current understanding of ancient East Asian migration. Principal investigator Jun Ohashi, "East Asian-related and Northeast Asian-related ancestries account for over 80% of nuclear genomes of the modern Japanese population.”

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Perhaps it is because I am Mexican American and colonization is a part of my ancestry. I have always felt connected to Indigenous peoples.

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JUNE 11, 2024

By examining variations in Neanderthal ancestry across different times and locations, they estimated the timing and duration of interbreeding events. Neandertal ancestry through time: Insights from genomes of ancient and present-day humans. The research team focused on the amount of Neanderthal DNA present in these samples. 1 Iasi, L.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

” By comparing this genome with others, the researchers discovered that this Neanderthal had ancestry from a distinct lineage, indicating the presence of multiple isolated communities in Western Europe up until their extinction. The DNA was analyzed along with other known Neanderthal genomes to understand their shared history.”

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

A previously reported bottleneck in human ancestry 900 kya is likely a statistical artifact. Genomic inference of a severe human bottleneck during the Early to Middle Pleistocene transition. Science (New York, N.Y.) , 381 (6661), 979–984. link] 2 Deng, Y., Nielsen, R., & Song, Y.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

An attempt to depict the relatedness of nearly 250,000 people in the All of Us study has drawn criticism.All of Us Research Program Genomics Investigators, Nature (2024), [link] The Complexity of Human Ancestry Data The controversy surrounding the depiction of genetic diversity underscores the challenges inherent in describing human ancestry data.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

b) Steppe ancestry in contemporary samples estimated by reference 26. Samples depicted as vertical bars signify their 'admixture estimate' derived from NNLS across six ancestries. a) MS prevalence across modern Europe sourced from reference 3.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

A recent study, published in the European Journal of Archaeology 1 , suggests these plaques may represent one of humanity's earliest attempts at recording genealogy—a non-verbal precursor to modern ancestry documentation.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Bridging Evolutionary Gaps in Asia Asia's evolutionary timeline during the Pleistocene is marked by a mosaic of hominin species, each contributing uniquely to human ancestry. .” The researchers hope that this systematic reclassification will enhance science communication by providing a more coherent picture of hominin diversity in Asia.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The vermillion marks on our foreheads dispel assumptions about our ancestry, I draw stares as we stand next to aunty. Peace is lotuses set afloat on seafoam always at risk of drowning in scattered uncertainty. We are a motley crew: aunty, uncle, and two young women.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The most-reported cases involved single-bias incidents about race, ethnicity and ancestry (nearly 60 percent), religion (about 20 percent), and sexual orientation (just over 15 percent). 1, 2018 and May 31, 2019, an increase of 7 percent from the prior academic year.

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APRIL 18, 2024

Unraveling Japan's Genetic Complexity Population genetics offers a window into the intricate tapestry of human ancestry and evolutionary history. Similarly, Denisovan-derived DNA exerted influence on disease susceptibility, particularly in relation to type 2 diabetes and height.

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Living Geography

JUNE 7, 2024

We can all claim ancestry from across the world. We, the nationals, are the result of millennia of migrations of ancestral hunter-gatherers, herders, farmers, merchants, students, industrialists; of colonists and colonisers; of people invading, fleeing, crusading, exploring, roaming, slave-trading; uprooted for war, work, fortune and love.

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MARCH 7, 2024

Genomic ancestry and social dynamics of the last hunter-gatherers of Atlantic France. Peyroteo-Stjerna, R., Marchand, G., Bernhardsson, C., Alaçamlı, E., Bouquin, D., Garmond, N., Günther, T., & Jakobsson, M. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , 121 (10).

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JANUARY 20, 2024

Modern Europeans, with diverse genetic ancestries, carry traits influenced by the hunter-gatherers, farmers, and pastoralists. A Global Perspective: Extending the Genomic Exploration Experts laud the study's innovative approach to understanding ancient humans by examining how ancestry influences modern traits. 1 Allentoft, M.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2020

CASABLANCA, Morocco — I grew up with a Black father of Puerto Rican and Caribbean ancestry and a white mother, in an overwhelmingly white area of Western New York. I am used to standing out. There was the bully who called me “n *r” on the playground, and the funny looks my family would get when we were all out together.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Despite the technical challenges posed by DNA degradation, the researchers successfully sequenced the genomes, revealing valuable information about the inhabitants' ancestry and genetic stability.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For now, the science is almost entirely based on data collected from people with European ancestry, which limits the conclusions that can be drawn from it, so researchers feel that they’ve at least temporarily sidestepped the issue. Related: College graduation may be partly determined by your genes, genome study of siblings finds.

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MARCH 6, 2024

Through interdisciplinary collaboration and technological innovation, anthropologists and archaeologists alike are poised to unlock the secrets of our shared ancestry and illuminate the rich tapestry of human evolution on the European continent. 1 Garba, R., Ylä-Mella, L., Kameník, J., Stübner, K., Lachner, J., Gerasimenko, N.,

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JULY 11, 2024

Peyrégne confirmed that if any such "superarchaic" ancestry exists, it would be shared between Denisova 3 and Denisova 25. The Max Planck researchers plan to publish the new genome soon, offering further insights into this mysterious group.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2018

Trejo’s own mixed ancestry inspired him to pursue this topic. Based on his analysis of related data , Trejo suspects that as many as a third of Mexican immigrants in the third generation no longer identify as Hispanic because of intermarriage. And descendants of intermarried families tend to be more educated, Trejo says.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

This suggests that the shared trait of having large brains, rather than ancestry, shaped these microbial communities. Interestingly, despite humans and squirrel monkeys not being closely related evolutionarily, their gut microbes produced similar effects on the mice.

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JULY 12, 2024

We leveraged modern human–introgressed sequences in the Neanderthal genome to refine estimates of Neanderthal ancestry in contemporary humans by decomposing IBDmix-detected segments into those attributable to human-to-Neanderthal (H→N) versus Neanderthal-to-human (N→H) gene flow in 2000 modern human individuals.

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MAY 7, 2024

Moreover, women exhibited a shared genetic ancestry from the Steppe region, indicating their origin within the Avar society rather than as conquered individuals. Unveiling Complex Relationship Dynamics The study paints a nuanced picture of Avar relationships, challenging conventional notions of monogamy.

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