Sweeping Genetic Study of Ancient Eurasians Reveals Thousands of Years of History
The Sumerian Great Ziggurat temple, in modern-day Iraq.Photo: Asaad NIAZI / AFP (Getty Images)Three new scientific papers provide a fascinating and comprehensive analysis of the genomes of 777 humans who lived from the Neolithic period (about 10,000 years ago) to the Ottoman period (around 1700 CE). Altogether, the research adds nuance to the story of human dispersal and connection since the dawn of civilization.Ancient DNA for the research came from sources representing a diversity of people across time. Some of the…