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Recent Archaeological Finds & Excavations this week: Archaeologists excavating a 1,200-year-old stone jar at Laos’s Plain of Jars have, for the first time, confirmed the; and Archaeologists from the Archaeological Center Olomouc have…

Ancient DNA & Human Ancestry Discoveries this week: Researchers have sequenced ancient proteins from the dental enamel of six 400,000-year-old Homo erectus fossils from; and Analysis of nearly 5,000 ancient Eurasian genomes reveals that…

Ancient DNA and Genetics Rewriting History this week: Genomic sequencing has become a primary tool for tracing the evolutionary history and spread of pathogens, from; and A study analyzing the world’s largest ancient human gene bank has…

Ancient Cultures, Gods, and Artifacts this week: A Daunian kyathos, a 2,700-year-old ceramic cup or ladle from pre-Roman southern Italy, features a distinctive; and The Cleveland Museum of Art holds a 1.

Recent Archaeological Finds and Excavations this week: A remote-sensing survey in the Eastern Sahara has identified 260 previously unknown large, circular mass graves; and Excavations for a Czech high-speed rail line in the Haná River…

Ancient DNA and Genetic Discoveries this week: A team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has, for the first time, sequenced genetic material from Homo erectus; and A Livescience article details how genomic sequencing has become a…