حدد العلماء أن أقدم رفات بشري معروف في شمال بريطانيا يعود لطفلة عاشت قبل حوالي 11,000 عام. وكانت الطفلة، التي أطلق عليها لقب "فتاة أوسيك"، تتراوح بين عامين ونصف وثلاثة أعوام ونصف عند وفاتها.
عُثر على الرفات في كهف "هينينغ وود بون" بالقرب من "غريت أرسويك" في مقاطعة كمبريا أثناء عمليات تنقيب قادها عالم الآثار المحلي مارتن ستيبلز. وقد استخرج فريق دولي الحمض النووي من العظام بعد ثلاث سنوات من الاكتشاف، مما أكد أن الطفل أنثى وقدم أوضح دليل حتى الآن على وجود مدافن من العصر الحجري الوسيط في المنطقة.
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A man in his mid-40s has been remanded in custody on probable cause for the unsolved double murder at a farm in Brattås outside Härnösand in the summer of 2005. The arrest was enabled by DNA-based genealogy research following a new law change last year. Prosecutor Hanna Flordal confirms the man's DNA matches the trace from the crime scene.
Researchers have analyzed mitochondrial DNA from eight Neanderthal teeth found in Stajnia Cave in Poland, reconstructing the genetic profile of a small group that lived there around 100,000 years ago. The study, published in Current Biology, marks the first such multi-individual genetic picture from a single site north of the Carpathians. The findings show genetic links to Neanderthals across Europe and the Caucasus.
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A new analysis of the best-preserved Neanderthal infant skeleton shows that these ancient babies developed bones and brains at a pace matching modern humans aged 12 to 14 months, despite being only about six months old. The findings, based on the Amud 7 infant from Israel, suggest Neanderthals grew rapidly in early childhood as an adaptation to harsh environments. Researchers observed similar patterns in other young Neanderthal remains.
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that early humans produced sophisticated stone tools in central China during a brutal ice age 146,000 years ago. The findings come from the Lingjing site and challenge previous assumptions about when human creativity emerged.
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A 55-year-old woman from New York has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of her newborn daughter, found in a trash bag more than 30 years ago. Denise Reischman Merker confessed to the crime during police questioning. The case was solved using genetic genealogy techniques.
Scientists have uncovered more than two dozen dinosaur tracks dating back 132 million years in a small rock outcrop near Knysna, South Africa. These footprints, the youngest known in southern Africa, indicate dinosaurs persisted in the region into the early Cretaceous Period. The discovery challenges previous gaps in the local fossil record following ancient lava flows.
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Researchers have uncovered a 7.2-million-year-old femur in Bulgaria that shows features suggesting bipedal walking, predating known African hominin fossils. The find, linked to the ape species Graecopithecus freybergi, challenges the idea that upright walking evolved solely in Africa. However, experts caution that more evidence is needed to confirm bipedality.