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Ancient DNA reveals children with Down syndrome in past societies. What can their burials tell us about their lives?

The inhumation of the perinatal infant with Down syndrome from the Iron Age site of Las Eretas. This individual was buried within one of the houses in the settlement. Photographs from the Government of Navarre and J.L. Larrion., CC BY-NC

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Published: February 21, 2024

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In a Stone Age cemetery, DNA reveals a treasured ‘founding father’ and a legacy of prosperity for his sons.

The reburied remains of the ‘founding father’. Photograph by S. Rottier.

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Published: July 27, 2023

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Ancient DNA reveals the earliest evidence of the last massive human migration to Western Europe.

The area around Odesa was a ‘melting pot’ of cultures and ancestries. Modified from Penske et al. (2023).

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Published: July 20, 2023

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We thought the first hunter-gatherers in Europe went missing during the last ice age. Now, ancient DNA analysis says otherwise.

Archaeological cave site of Cueva del Malalmuerzo from the southern tip of Spain where the 23,000 year old Solutrean individual was discovered. Pedro Cantalejo.

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Published: March 2, 2023

Science Outreach

Conversation Article:

Ancient DNA reveals children with Down syndrome in past societies. What can their burials tell us about their lives?

Conversation Article:

In a Stone Age cemetery, DNA reveals a treasured ‘founding father’ and a legacy of prosperity for his sons.

Conversation Article:

Ancient DNA reveals the earliest evidence of the last massive human migration to Western Europe.

Conversation Article:

We thought the first hunter-gatherers in Europe went missing during the last ice age. Now, ancient DNA analysis says otherwise.

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