by David Tollen | Feb 23, 2021 | Human Origins & the Paleolithic
The media reported last week that genes from Neanderthals protect many of us against severe Covid-19. Those genes actually come from Denisovans too: another early human species. Unfortunately, a different set of Neanderthal genes increases our chances of serious...
by David Tollen | Nov 30, 2015 | Human Origins & the Paleolithic, The Neolithic & Latter-Day Prehistory
During the past year, genetic studies have revealed some surprises about European prehistory. One study in particular analyzed DNA from 230 skeletons, dating from 6600 B.C. to around 300 B.C. It tells us that Europeans evolved many familiar traits far more recently...
