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An African strontium map sheds light on the origins of enslaved people.

Science News reports: "Pinpointing birthplaces based on dental records can deepen understanding of the slave trade."

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#Anthropology #History #BlackHistoryMonth #Slavery #Science

Do science dioramas still have a place in today’s museums?

From Science News: "Many exhibit experts believe they still have value but need reimagining."

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#Science #Museum #Diorama #Education #History

Paleontologists claim to have re-discovered dinosaur species in pre-WWII photographs.

From @Gizmodo: "The fossil, destroyed in an air raid 80 years ago, had faded from memory until a paleontologist found archival images."

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#Dinosaurs #Paleontology #Science #History

Nature’s hidden secrets are unveiled in close-up photography competition.

@CNN reports: "The annual contest was launched in 2018 to unveil nature’s hidden wonder through close-up, macro and micro photography."

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#Nature #Photography #Animals #Science

Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene.

A fire historian writes for @ConversationUS: https://flip.it/-y4.RG

#ClimateChange #Wildfires #Science #History

Ancient DNA from graves reveals "jaw-dropping" discovery about Iron Age women.

@CBSNews reports that the pattern — called matrilocality — is historically rare and was unknown in Europe.

https://flip.it/3hCwqk

#DNA #Genetics #Anthropology #Science #Women #History

Ancient humans ate a wide variety of plants, study shows, debunking the efficacy of the paleo diet. @ScienceAlert has more:

https://flip.it/E9G7I7

#Science #Humans #History #Food #Paleo #Foodstodon

Female family ties were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain before the Roman invasion, a new analysis suggests. Genetic evidence from a late Iron Age cemetery shows that women were closely related while unrelated men tended to come into the community from elsewhere, likely after marriage. @AssociatedPress reports:
https://apnews.com/article/celtic-women-iron-age-britain-89c1cc54090afe389fdf61594986851b

#Celtic #Archaeology #Britain #IronAge

#history

For more than 5,000 years, humans have adorned themselves with tattoos. In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru. AP News reports:
https://apnews.com/article/ancient-tattoos-lasers-peru-mummies-2b6c0dd724e18af39727553721075449

#Tattoo #Peru #Mummies #Caral #Tattoos #Archaeology

#history

Did lead pollution lower IQs across the Roman Empire?

@PopularScience reports on "new research linking lead air pollution to cognitive losses during the Pax Romana."

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The complete study: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2419630121

#Roman #Pollution #Archaeology #Science

#history

15 marvelous Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 images, from @PopularScience.

https://flip.it/bZN8B_

#Nature #Photography #Animals #Science

An unlucky child born with a heart condition 17,000 years ago also had the earliest known instance of blue eyes. Based on genetic data from his remains, found in what's now Italy, "the infant most likely had blue eyes, dark skin, and curly dark brown/almost black hair," University of Bologna archeologist Owen Higgins and team write in their paper. Science Alert reports: https://www.sciencealert.com/17000-year-old-remains-could-be-oldest-evidence-of-blue-eyes

#Genetics #Archaeology #Italy #Eyes

#history