Articles for tag: Early Humans, Homo Sapiens, human evolution, Human Migration, Prehistoric Humans, stone age

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How Early Humans Conquered the Globe: The Secret Behind the 50,000-Year Migration

Jan Otte

Scientists have perplexed for decades over a basic question: How could a small group of Homo sapiens effectively leave Africa around 50,000 years ago, spreading to every corner of the planet, while earlier migration attempts failed? According to a ground-breaking research that was written about in Nature, our predecessors did not merely happen onto fresh ...

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Who Were the People With No Genetic Ties? Discover the Human DNA Puzzle of Colombia’s Ancient Inhabitants

Suhail Ahmed

From the bones of individuals living 6,000 years ago deep in Colombia’s highlands, a genetic mystery has emerged. Their DNA tells a different story than any other one without clear ancestors or descendants in the modern society. These prehistoric people unearthed on the Bogotá Altiplano challenge our understanding of American population distribution. Whales: they were ...