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Ancient DNA is finally revealing who Europe’s first settlers were

Ancient DNA is turning Europe’s deep past from a sketch into a family album. Instead of guessing who first called the continent home, researchers can now read genetic traces from teeth, bones and cave ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient DNA Study Links Bronze Age Aegean People to Modern Greeks

Credit: Zde, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Ancient DNA is helping scientists understand the origins of Bronze Age populations in the Aegean and how they are connected to modern Greeks. A genetic ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient DNA Reveals How People Lived and Died in Bronze Age Europe

A major study shows how people in Bronze Age Europe adapted to change through shifting ancestry, burial rites and daily life practices.
Ancient Origins

Late Bronze Age Life in Central Europe Reconstructed Using Ancient DNA

Because cremation dominates the Urnfield period, the Late Bronze Age has long been a “blind spot” for biomolecular research. The new study published in Nature tackled that gap by focusing on ...
The Conversation

Want to understand the history of European culture? Start with the Minoans, not the Ancient Greeks

Ellen Adams does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...