Archaeology

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22-Apr-2026

 

Hanyang University ERICA researchers trace chicken domestication on the Korean Peninsula

Hanyang University Research Strategy Planning Team
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Korean Peninsula plays a significant role in tracing the spread of domestic chickens across East Asia. Recently, researchers from Hanyang University ERICA presented the first biomolecular evidence of prehistoric chickens on the Korean Peninsula, confirming they were reared managed during the Proto-Three Kingdoms period. This methodology can now be applied to the vast collections of animal bones housed in Korean museums.

Journal

Journal of Archaeological Science

20-Apr-2026

 

New genetic evidence from Stajnia Cave reveals the oldest Neanderthal group reconstructed in Central-Eastern Europe

Università di Bologna
Peer-Reviewed Publication

At least seven individuals who lived about 100,000 years ago: the study—coordinated by researchers from the University of Bologna—is based on the analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA from eight teeth found in the Stajnia Cave in Poland

Journal

Current Biology

20-Apr-2026

Stone age population collapse revealed by DNA study in France

University of Copenhagen
Peer-Reviewed Publication

DNA analyses of ancient skeletons show that a Stone Age population in present-day France collapsed around 5,000 years ago and was replaced by people migrating from southern Europe, according to a new international study.

Journal

Ecology and Evolution