The assessment of sex is fundamental in osteoarcheological analysis, yet traditional morphological methods are less reliable for children due to the i…
The identity of the earliest inhabitants of Xinjiang, in the heart of Inner Asia, and the languages that they spoke have long been debated and remain …
Cyclopia, the most severe craniofacial manifestation of alobar holoprosencephaly, is a rare and lethal congenital condition. While trisomy 13 is a maj…
This article aims to present a comprehensive evaluation of two human burials unearthed during rescue excavations conducted in 1981/82 beneath the mosa…
Copán was a major capital at the southeasternmost extreme of the Classic Maya civilization, serving as a crossroads connecting Central and South Ameri…
We analyzed eight high-coverage Jomon genomes spanning 9,000–2,800 years ago across the Japanese archipelago. Population genomic analyses revealed sub…
Siberia and Northwestern Russia are home to over 40 culturally and linguistically diverse indigenous ethnic groups, yet genetic variation and historie…
Kazakhstan, the ninth-largest country in the world, is located along the Great Silk Road and connects Europe with Asia. Historically, its territory ha…
在考古记录中,亲属关系的证据可能很难辨别。在这里,我们使用古代 DNA 来研究多塞特郡沃斯马特拉弗斯后罗马时期遗址的生物相关性和可能的亲属关系。我们发现,生物亲属和社会亲属关系都与埋葬模式有关,但生物亲属关系几乎完全与母系血统有关。虽然大多数人都有当地的英国血统,但有些人带有欧洲大陆的血统,而一…
By sequencing 523 ancient humans, we show that the primary source of ancestry in modern South Asians is a prehistoric genetic gradient between people …