By studying the DNA of people who lived in East Asia thousands of years ago, scientists are starting to untangle how the region was populated.
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As we debate the proposals for what the world after the virus should look like, it is crucial that we understand the roots of what got us here.
A series of new studies sheds light on the population crash and extinction of the giant birds, lemurs and more that roamed the island until around A.D. 700-1000.
Ritual feasting emerged around the time humans were beginning to farm. It came to play an important role in societal bonding, much as it does today.
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