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Ancient Minoans genetically related to Europeans

May 23rd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

DNA analysis performed on a 4,000-year-old skeleton suggests that the Minoan civilization was founded by the descendants of the first

May 21st, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The bacterium that causes plague, Yersinia pestis, has been found in DNA samples taken from the remains of 19 different

May 2nd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A new study has found that 4,500 years ago the genetic markers of the first pan-European culture was suddenly replaced,

March 18th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The remains of three leaders of the Teutonic Knights, a religious order founded during the Third Crusade, have been found

March 8th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A DNA sample taken from a 33,000-year-old canine skull found in Siberia has been found to be a closer match

February 15th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The remains of King Richard III were recently identified using mitochondrial DNA tests, a type of DNA transmitted through women.

February 13th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The Harvard Gazette has posted an interesting article examining the lineage of Tutankhamun. His father has been identified as being Akhenaten,

February 5th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

DNA testing has proven “beyond reasonable doubt” that the skeleton found underneath a parking lot in Leicester is that of