DNA from fossils unearthed in southern China dating back 14,000 years suggests Native Americans have East Asian roots Fossils found in China demonstrate that Native Americans may have had genetic roots in East Asia The data will help us understand ‘how humans change their physical appearance by adapting to local […]
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Genetic analysis of a woman’s skull from 14,000 years ago found in south-west China suggests she was related to an ancient population that migrated to North America from east Asia Humans 14 July 2022 By Carissa Wong Side view of an ancient skull found in Red Deer Cave, China Xueping […]
A leaked draft report from a Harvard faculty committee has revealed that the university possesses, in its museum collections, the remains of nearly 7,000 Native Americans and almost 20 people who were likely enslaved, according to The Harvard Crimson. The draft report, which has not yet been finalized and was […]
A leaked report has revealed that Harvard University is in possession of the remains of nearly 7,000 Native Americans and about 20 enslaved people. The draft was put together by a committee over the past year in an attempt to parse out how the university would handle its ties to […]
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — The medicine man told her she should soon give her son back to the earth. Rachel Taylor kissed her fingertips and pressed them to the crow sewn onto a leather bag nestled on the couch in the living room. “Oh, my baby,” she whispered, and hugged […]
Native Americans not only survived an ancient climate disaster nearly 1,500 years ago, but they thrived when the crisis ended, according to a new study. In 536AD, a massive volcano erupted in Iceland that sent a thick cloud of smoke and debris across the Pacific and into the southwestern US, […]
The order, which Biden is expected to sign as part of the White House’s first-ever Tribal Leaders Summit, “tasks DOJ, Interior and Homeland Security to address and create a strategy in 240 days for specific law enforcement issues and to provide tribal nations with support in implementing tribally centered responses […]
A 1,200-year-old dugout canoe has been pulled from the depths of Lake Mendota in Wisconsin. The 15-foot-long vessel was discovered 30 feet below the surface earlier this year, but archaeologists pulled it ashore for the first time on Tuesday. Amy Rosebrough, Staff Archaeologist for the Wisconsin Historical Society, told DailyMail.com: […]