Recovery of ancient DNA identifies 20,000-year-old pendant’s owner

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Recovery of ancient DNA identifies 20,000-year-old pendant’s owner Artifacts made of stone, bones or teeth provide important insights into the subsistence strategies of early humans, their behavior and culture. However, until now it has been difficult to attribute these artifacts to specific individuals, since burials and grave goods were very rare in the Paleolithic. This … Read more

Archaeologists Unearth Prehistoric Village of First Farmers in Israel

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Archaeologists Unearth Prehistoric Village of First Farmers in Israel It is a rich and fertile land where agriculture is supposed to have started before spreading around the world. Now archaeologists have discovered a prehistoric village that may have belonged to some of the first farmers on the planet. Sitting on the east shore of the … Read more