Scientists have discovered 90,000-year-old human footprints in Morocco, among the oldest ever found. Additionally, a new study on medieval DNA from the island of Soqotra suggests Eurasian origins of an isolated population at the crossroads of Africa and Arabia. The study provides evidence of no complete population replacement between the Pleistocene and Holocene throughout the Arabian Peninsula. Furthermore, lethal projectile points found in Idaho, dating back nearly 16,000 years, could represent the oldest evidence of the first tool technology brought to the Americas. Stone tools found in Jordan may indicate that hominin ancestors left Africa earlier than previously thought. There are also hints of upcoming ancient DNA analysis from Neolithic and Mesolithic contexts in Europe and Anatolia.
Stone tools found in Jordan may be evidence that our hominin ancestors left Africa far earlier than previously thought https://t.co/1qWJZRse5a
Not much info, but likely soon: "Ancient DNA analysis of samples from Neolithic and Mesolithic contexts from Europe and Anatolia." https://t.co/tV8jyeMUNm
Venerable Ancestors: untangling the Chinese people's hybrid Pleistocene origins https://t.co/fhqgboIIED Sometime between 40,000 and 45,000 years ago, a few tribes of humans swept out of the Middle East and northern Africa, the inexorable waves of their descendants soon pulsing… https://t.co/TYoSNGTFKJ
Lethally sharp projectile points found along the banks of a river in southwestern Idaho, dated to nearly 16,000 years ago, could represent the oldest evidence of the first tool technology brought to the Americas. #ScienceMagArchives https://t.co/PEfFumymJI
Medieval DNA from Soqotra points to Eurasian origins of an isolated population at the crossroads of Africa and Arabia 🧬🇾🇪 https://t.co/sLY4s6nDfP
Scientists are investigating how the first human settlers of the Canary Islands survived a millennium of isolation. #LongReads https://t.co/QED5rIiy0S
Scientists discover 90,000-year-old human footprints, among oldest ever found https://t.co/LmYLK2eX0d https://t.co/n9NtEB7qLB
Our new article led by @KendraSirak and @JansenvanRens on ancient DNA from the medieval island of Soqotra is now out in @NatureEcoEvo 1/ https://t.co/2FxxTiHR56
Medieval DNA from Soqotra points to Eurasian origins of an isolated population at the crossroads of Africa and Arabia https://t.co/H3e6sfjEWE https://t.co/EEZBfULPoR
🚨New paper alert! We report #ancientDNA data from 39 people who lived on island of #Soqotra 650-1750CE and provide new evidence that there was not complete population replacement between the Pleistocene and Holocene throughout the Arabian Peninsula (1/n). https://t.co/3xnuuX34aO
“90,000 Years Ago, Humans Walked on a Moroccan Beach. We Just Found Their Footprints” Article: https://t.co/YTyfOIVrv9