The Avars dominated southeastern central Europe for hundreds of years, leaving one of the richest archaeological heritages in Europe. Now scientists are using DNA to reveal details of their societies.
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After sifting through DNA from almost 10,000 people from ancient and pre-modern societies, we have discovered six cases of Down syndrome in past human populations.
The first ancient DNA sequences from peoples of the medieval Swahili civilization push aside colonialist stories and reveal genetic connections from the past.
Ancient DNA allows scientists to learn directly from the remains of people from the past. As this new field takes off, researchers are figuring out how to ethically work with ancient samples and each other.
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Assistant Curator of Human Evolution., University of Alberta
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
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Professor of Genetics and of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
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Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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Postdoctoral Researcher, James Cook University
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Mathematics Lecturer and Ancient DNA Researcher, University of Adelaide
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Group leader, Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
