When scientists pulled genetic material from a pair of naturally preserved bodies in the central Sahara, they expected to ...

The study of ancient DNA has revolutionised our understanding of human history, enabling scientists to decipher complex population dynamics over tens of thousands of years. By analysing genetic ...

While most people think of fossils and artifacts as the most important lines of evidence for understanding the past, genetic evidence also plays a major role. In this webinar, Miguel Vilar, Genetic ...

In the last decade, archaeologists have learned to read the genetic traces that ancient humans and Neanderthals left not only in bones, but in the dirt beneath their feet. By treating cave sediments ...