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Ancient DNA may rewrite the story of Iceland's earliest settlers

Mystery group lived in central Argentina for millennia, ancient DNA reveals

Ancient DNA reveals the deadly diseases behind Napoleon’s defeat

Ancient DNA Reveals New Diseases behind Napoleon’s 1812 Russian Retreat

Ancient DNA from horses slaughtered by Neanderthals sheds light on equine evolution

Mastodons were Far More Genetically Diverse than Previously Known, Ancient DNA Shows

Ancient DNA reveals deeply complex Mastodon family and repeated migrations driven by climate change - EurekAlert!

Ancient DNA finally solves the mystery of the world’s first pandemic

Ancient DNA reveals farming spread through migration, locals slow to adopt it - EurekAlert!

Ancient DNA Solves Mystery of Hungarian, Finnish Language Family’s Origins

Ancient DNA reveals make-up of Roman Empire’s favourite sauce

Ancient DNA reveals leprosy hit the Americas long before colonization

Ancient DNA Unlocks Genetic Secrets of Maya Rise and Fall

Ancient DNA Reveals Leprosy Was in America Centuries Before Columbus

Ancient DNA used to map evolution of fever-causing bacteria

Ancient DNA Reveals Phoenicians’ Surprising Ancestry

Secrets of the Green Sahara: Ancient DNA Reveals Lost North African Lineage

Ancient DNA Shows Stone Age Europeans Voyaged by Sea to Africa

How one language family took over the world: ancient DNA traces its spread

Ancient DNA Points to Origins of Indo-European Language