Museums around the world hold remains of Aboriginal people that were often taken without permission and in the absence of accurate records. New DNA methods may help return these items to country.
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The US went crazy for Seabiscuit when he won his famous 1938 match race against War Admiral. Now researchers are investigating the thoroughbred’s DNA to see what made him such an unlikely success.
Ancient DNA in a 50,000+ year old bone tells us that two species of early humans did produce offspring together.
DNA studies reveal that African elephants belong to a very successful and widespread family.
Archaeology is not only about stones and bones: it is mainly about the people of the past. DNA is one way to get from the stones and the bones to the people and their stories.
A rush of ancient DNA projects in Africa has presented the curators of archaeological skeletons with ethical issues because research requires the destruction of human bone.
New research reveals that New Zealand once had its own species of black swan, the Poūwa.
Scientists turn detective to find out what happened to the last specimens of an extinct bird.
Modern techniques such as CT scanning and ancient DNA analysis have allowed scientists to discover a great deal about a mummy found in a shallow grave in Botswana.
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
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Senior Lecturer in Ancient DNA, University of Otago
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Assistant Curator of Human Evolution., University of Alberta
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Mathematics Lecturer and Ancient DNA Researcher, University of Adelaide
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Research scientist, Griffith University
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Professor in Molecular Archaeology, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University
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Professor of Genetics and of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
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Associate Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Population and Statistical Genetics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Swansea University
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DPhil Student, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Otago
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PhD Student, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah
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Senior Lecturer (Archaeology), University of Glasgow
