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Friday, December 23, 2021
Seasons greeting to all our readers
and a special thanks to news items contributors over the past year.
An analysis of DNA from a 5,700-year-old tomb has revealed the world's oldest family tree, shedding "extraordinary" light on the importance of family and descent among people who were some of Britain's first farmers. A research team has examined the bones and teeth of 35 people in one of Britain's best preserved neolithic tombs, near the village of Hazleton in the Cotswolds. The results, said Dr Chris Fowler of Newcastle University, are nothing short of "astounding".
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/dec/22/worlds-oldest-family-tree-costwolds-tomb-hazleton-north-long-cairn-dna
A Roman-era gold ring bearing an image used by early Christians to symbolise Jesus has been found by archaeologists off Israel's Mediterranean coast.
The Israel Antiquities Authority said the ring was set with a green gemstone carved with the figure of a shepherd boy carrying a sheep on his shoulders.
Ed: Other sources put the date as 1700 years ago.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-59754153
Scientists have uncovered evidence for a large-scale, prehistoric migration into Britain that may be linked to the spread of Celtic languages.
The mass-movement of people originated in continental Europe and occurred between 1,400 BC and 870 BC.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59741723
Unearthing the truth | The Economist- Zimbabwe
https://www.economist.com/interactives/christmas-specials/2021/12/18/great-zimbabwe-archaeology
Archaeologists Discover Oldest Domesticated Dog Remains in Americas | Science | Smithsonian Magazine
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/archaeologists-discover-oldest-domesticated-dog-remains-in-americas-180979222/
Ancient tomb confirmed as that of famed Han emperor -
Chinadaily.com.cn
http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202112/15/WS61b92e45a310cdd39bc7b594_1.html
Top 7 Discoveries in Human Evolution, 2021 Edition - PLOS SciComm
https://scicomm.plos.org/2021/12/17/top-7-discoveries-in-human-evolution-2021-edition/
https://scicomm.plos.org/2021/12/17/top-7-discoveries-in-human-evolution-2021-edition/?fbclid=IwAR2mm4nvJwbO273robAKHvXPEar1PgJ_Pd3rfqQZERvRTaFKa-IupAA3SSU#.Yb2slJP3TyY.facebook
Carving a contemporary replica of the 1769 'Joseph Banks' panel using pre-steel tools: reviving a traditional Māori carving technique
Wiremu T. Green
(Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Wairere)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1359183519860230
University of Otago Southern Pacific Archaeological Research Unit co-director Dr Karen Greig and Zoology Department Otago Palaeogenetics Laboratory director Dr Nic Rawlence believe kuri (Polynesian dogs) had been overlooked, and even erroneously exonerated by some scientists, for their ecological impact.
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/decline-ecology-dogged-doubt
- by Karen Greig and Nicolas J. Rawlence on "The Contribution of Kurī (Polynesian Dog) to the Ecological Impacts of the Human Settlement of Aotearoa New Zealand" is available at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.757988/full?utm_source=miragenews&utm_medium=miragenews&utm_campaign=news
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