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This is according to a new U.S. study that claims the colour is due to an ancient ancestor who lived somewhere between the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. | This is according to a new U.S. study that claims the colour is due to an ancient ancestor who lived somewhere between the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. | ||
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| + | ''Source'' <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2536015/Ancient-ancestors-ate-diet-tiger-nuts-worms-grasshoppers.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 A helping of tiger nuts with a side order of WORMS: Diet of ancient ancestor known as 'Nutcracker Man' finally revealed] — ''By Victoria Woollaston and William Turvill | Daily Mail Online | Jan 10, 2014''</ref> | ||
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| + | An ancient human ancestor known as ‘Nutcracker Man’ lived mainly on a diet of tiger nuts, worms and grasshoppers, according to research. Scientists believe this diet explains why the ancient hominin relative, called Paranthropus boisei, which lived in East Africa between 2.4 and 1.4 million years ago, had such distinctively powerful jaws and large, flat molar teeth. There have been various theories put forward over the years about the diet of our early ancestors, but this latest study from Oxford University claims to have finally settled the debate. | ||
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Man’s Genome From 45,000 Years Ago Is Reconstructed — Oct 22, 2014
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Scientists have reconstructed the genome of a man who lived 45,000 years ago, by far the oldest genetic record ever obtained from modern humans. The research, published on Wednesday in the journal Nature, provided new clues to the expansion of modern humans from Africa about 60,000 years ago, when they moved into Europe and Asia.
New evidence proves Native Americans crossed over from Asia — May 15, 2014
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The ancient remains of a teenage girl found in an underwater Mexican cave have established a definitive link between the earliest Americans and modern Native Americans. An international team of researchers discovered the remains of the girl called Naia, estimated to be between 12,000 and 13,000-years-old, in a pit called Hoyo Nego, meaning "black hole" in Spanish. The skeleton was found in an underwater cave on the Yucatán peninsula.
12,000 year old bones found in Montana show ancestral links to Europe — Feb 20, 2014
Source [3]
Despite general resistence, representatives of tribes in the US recently gave their blessing for DNA analysis of the remains of a Stone Age child. Research conducted on the boy's genes indicate that Native Americans have European roots.
Light skin in Europeans originated in one person 10,000 years ago — Jan 16, 2014
Source [4]
Light skin in Europeans stems from a gene mutation from a single person who lived 10,000 years ago. This is according to a new U.S. study that claims the colour is due to an ancient ancestor who lived somewhere between the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. Scientists made the discovery after identifying a key gene that contributes to lighter skin colour in Europeans.
Who was Paranthropus Boisei? — Jan 16, 2014
Source [5]
An ancient human ancestor known as ‘Nutcracker Man’ lived mainly on a diet of tiger nuts, worms and grasshoppers, according to research. Scientists believe this diet explains why the ancient hominin relative, called Paranthropus boisei, which lived in East Africa between 2.4 and 1.4 million years ago, had such distinctively powerful jaws and large, flat molar teeth. There have been various theories put forward over the years about the diet of our early ancestors, but this latest study from Oxford University claims to have finally settled the debate.
References
- ↑ Man’s Genome From 45,000 Years Ago Is Reconstructed — By Carl Zimmer | New York Times | Oct 22, 2014
- ↑ 13,000-Year-Old Skeleton Reveals Link Between Earliest Americans and Modern Native Americans — By Lydia Smith | International Business Times | May 15, 2014
- ↑ Montana Boy: Bones Show Ancestral Links to Europe — by Rex Dalton | Der Spiegel Online | Feb 20, 2014
- ↑ Light skin in Europeans stems from ONE 10,000-year-old ancestor who lived between India and the Middle East, claims study — By Ellie Zolfagharifard | MailOnline | Jan 7, 2014
- ↑ A helping of tiger nuts with a side order of WORMS: Diet of ancient ancestor known as 'Nutcracker Man' finally revealed — By Victoria Woollaston and William Turvill | Daily Mail Online | Jan 10, 2014
