The trans-Saharan slave trade – clues from interpolation analyses and...
The trans-Saharan slave trade – clues from interpolation analyses and high-resolution characterization of mitochondrial DNA lineages Background: A proportion of ¼ to ½ of North African female pool is...
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Human Y chromosome haplogroup R-V88: a paternal genetic record of early mid Holocene trans-Saharan connections and the spread of Chadic languages Fulvio Cruciani et al. Abstract Although human Y...
View ArticleThe Women of Brassempouy: A Century of Research and Interpretation
The Women of Brassempouy: A Century of Research and Interpretation The discovery of female figurines at Brassempouy in the 1890’s would launch more than a century of debate and interpretation...
View ArticleLeiterband ceramics and other stray bits of info
More archaeological work in Lower Wadi Howar A field report I found while looking for info on Leiterband pottery. Most usable quotes for me.. Leiterbandmotifs are the predominant decorative pattern of...
View ArticleBayesian phylogenetic analysis of Semitic languages identifies an Early...
Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of Semitic languages identifies an Early Bronze Age origin of Semitic in the Near East The evolution of languages provides a unique opportunity to study human population...
View ArticleGenetic Influences on the Overlap Between Low IQ and Antisocial Behavior in...
Genetic Influences on the Overlap Between Low IQ and Antisocial Behavior in Young Children The well-documented relation between the phenotypes of low IQ and childhood antisocial behavior could be...
View ArticleA low IQ increases the risk of heart attack
Does IQ predict cardiovascular disease mortality as strongly as established risk factors? Comparison of effect estimates using the West of Scotland Twenty-07 cohort study Objective To compare the...
View ArticleIntelligence Predicts Health and Longevity, but Why?
Intelligence Predicts Health and Longevity, but Why? Large epidemiological studies of almost an entire population in Scotland have found that intelligence (as measured by an IQ-type test) in childhood...
View ArticleThe X chromosome in population genetics
The X chromosome in population genetics Something I’m posting a link to for later reference, in case I see any more X chr studies. The bit I want to find quickly is… Taken together, these studies...
View ArticleModern human tool assemblages under and above the Toba ash in India.
After spotting this story on anthropology.net, I traced down the old pdf. HUMAN OCCUPATION, ADAPTATION AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGE IN THE PLEISTOCENE AND HOLOCENE OF SOUTH INDIA: RECENT INVESTIGATIONS IN THE...
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