Ancestors | A Blog About History

Most modern Europeans shared common ancestors

May 21st, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Genetic research suggests that all modern Europeans have common ancestors who lived 1,000 years ago. Whether they are a Serb

August 3rd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

New DNA research has revealed that all chickens descend from a few common ancestors who lived in South East Asia.

August 10th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

A pre-Aztec civilization used human bones to make various tools and utensils. The discovery comes from a new analysis of

April 9th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

A 2-million-year-old new species of Australopithecus has been found in South Africa. Found in the remnants of an underground cave

March 4th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

A dinosaur-like creature has been found which is 10 million years older than the earliest known dinosaurs. [Thx Tron] Asilisaurus

January 21st, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Apparently the first farmers to arrive in Britain outbred the native hunter-gatherers. Most men in Britain are descended from the

July 16th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

Ancestral thighbones may have been carried around as status symbols by Zapotec men. “The thought was that the femurs are

May 10th, 2009 | by Sevaan Franks

The entire human race outside of Africa owes its existence to a single tribe of around 200 people who crossed