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Ancient North Sea Forest Found, Rewriting Doggerland’s Ice Age Timeline
science1 month ago

Ancient North Sea Forest Found, Rewriting Doggerland’s Ice Age Timeline

A sedimentary ancient DNA study of Doggerland (the area now submerged under the North Sea) finds forests—oak, elm, and hazel—were present more than 16,000 years ago, earlier than previously thought, with DNA from Pterocarya suggesting some trees survived in isolated pockets for long periods and lime trees appearing earlier as well. Analyzing 252 samples from 41 marine cores reveals microrefugia and environmental shifts across the end of the last Ice Age, implying Doggerland could have supported early Mesolithic communities before it was submerged.

via The Daily Galaxy|
#doggerland#forest#mesolithic
Hahnöfersand Skull Reclassified as Modern Human, Debunking Hybrid Narrative
science1 month ago

Hahnöfersand Skull Reclassified as Modern Human, Debunking Hybrid Narrative

A 7,500-year-old skull from Hahnöfersand, once thought to be a Neanderthal–modern human hybrid, has been reclassified as fully consistent with Homo sapiens and dated to the Mesolithic. New morphometric analysis shows no intermediate traits, overturning decades of hybrid interpretation and reshaping understanding of post‑Ice Age human variation in Europe.

via Indian Defence Review|
#hahnofersand#homo-sapiens#mesolithic
DNA Pinpoints Northern Britain’s Oldest Known Mesolithic Burial
science3 months ago

DNA Pinpoints Northern Britain’s Oldest Known Mesolithic Burial

DNA analysis of an 11,000-year-old child from Heaning Wood Cave in Cumbria confirms the remains belong to a young girl and marks her as Northern Britain’s oldest known burial from the Mesolithic era. The find, one of the NW European region’s oldest Mesolithic burials, includes a perforated deer tooth and shell beads radiocarbon dated to about 11,000 years ago, suggesting deliberate burial practices by early hunter-gatherers. Local archaeologist Martin Stables helped uncover the site, which also reveals multiple burials across distinct periods, underscoring long-term use of caves for funerary rites in post-Ice Age Britain.

via SciTechDaily|
#ancientdna#britain#burial
11,000-Year-Old Mesolithic Child Burial Rewrites Britain’s Ancient Narrative
archaeology3 months ago

11,000-Year-Old Mesolithic Child Burial Rewrites Britain’s Ancient Narrative

Archaeologists in Cumbria uncovered the oldest human remains in Northern Britain—a 2.5–3.5 year-old female child buried in Heaning Wood Bone Cave around 11,000 years ago—accompanied by jewelry, with DNA analysis confirming age and sex, suggesting a deliberate Mesolithic cave burial and insights into hunter-gatherer rituals.

via Indian Defence Review|
#archaeology#burial-practices#cumbria
Ancient Humans Rewrote Europe's Landscape Before Farming
science4 months ago

Ancient Humans Rewrote Europe's Landscape Before Farming

New computer simulations and pollen data show Neanderthals and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers reshaped Europe’s vegetation long before farming, via fire and hunting of large herbivores; Mesolithic groups may have influenced up to 47% of plant-type distribution, while Neanderthals affected about 6% of plant-type distribution and 14% of vegetation openness, challenging the view of an untouched pre-agricultural Europe.

via SciTechDaily|
#landscape#mesolithic#neanderthals