Selected Media Reports 2017

When Genetics and Linguistics Challenge the Winners’ Version of History
Smithsonian Magazine-29.03.2018
Genetik bewahrt Spuren des Widerstands gegen die Herrschaft der Inka
Archäologie Online-16.12.2017
Genetics of ancient resistance to Inca Rule
HeritageDaily-12.12.2017
Estudio de ADN revela resistencia de cultura chachapoyas a dominio inca
El Comercio-13.12.2017
Genetics preserves traces of ancient resistance to Inca rule
Phys.org-12.12.2017
Ancient Peruvian Culture That Inca Empire Claimed It Destroyed 500 Years Ago Resisted and Persisted, New DNA Evidence Shows
Newsweek-13.12.2017

 

Jenseits von Afrika
DIE WELT-10.12.2017
Revising the story of the dispersal of modern humans across Eurasia
Science Daily-07.12.2017
ANCIENT DNA IN HUMANS
Daily Mail-07.12.2017
It's Official: Timeline For Human Migration Gets A Rewrite
Discover Magazine (blog)-07.12.2017
Wie der Mensch die Welt eroberte
ORF.at-07.12.2017

 

Plague reached Europe by Stone Age
BBC News-22.11.2017
Stone-Age Migration Likely Brought Plague to Europe
Courthouse News Service-22.11.2017
The Plague Likely Arrived in Europe During the Stone Age
Meinung-Seeker-22.11.2017
The Plague's Stone Age Origins – History News of the Week
New Historian-26.11.2017
The Plague May Have First Arrived In Europe During The Stone Age
IFLScience-23.11.2017
Plague first came to Europe during the Stone Age
UPI.com-24.11.2017
Der Tod, der aus der Steppe kam
t-online.de - 19.01.2018

Long-Awaited Landscape
Harvard Medical School-21.09.2017
First large-scale ancient DNA study helps reconstruct African population structure
University of Bristol-21.09.2017
Erste großangelegte Genomstudie prähistorischer Skelette aus Afrika
innovations report-27.09.2017
Neue Einblicke in Afrikas Bevölkerungsgeschichte
hpd.de-29.09.2017
Prähistorische Skelette aus Afrika verweisen auf überraschende Verwandtschaften.
derstandard.de-28.09.2017

Wölfe erkennen Ursache und Wirkung besser als Hunde
SPIEGEL ONLINE-16.09.2017
Wölfe verstehen kausale Zusammenhänge besser als Hunde
derstandard.de-17.09.2017
Hund oder Wolf – wer ist schlauer?
Thüringer Allgemeine-19.10.2017
Wolves understand cause and effect better than dogs
Phys.Org-15.09.2017
Your Dog Is Probably Dumber Than a Wolf, And Here's Why
ScienceAlert-20.09.2017
Wolves have an understanding of cause and effect, study reveals (but dogs may have lost the ability)
Daily Mail-15.09.2017
Study finds wolves understand cause and effect better than dogs
UPI.com-15.09.2017
Wolves understand cause and effect, dogs do not
Eurasia Review-16.09.2017
Ursache und Wirkung, der Wolf versteht das besser als der Hund
Medizin-Aspekte-15.09.2017
Wölfe verstehen kausale Zusammenhänge besser als Hunde
NÖN.at

Mobile women were key to cultural exchange in Stone Age and Bronze Age Europe
Popular Archaeology-04.09.2017
Forget the wandering warrior: Bronze Age women travelled the world while men stayed at home
Telegraph.co.uk-04.09.2017
Women spread culture and knowledge around Europe 4000 years ago while men stayed at home according to ancient bone records
Daily Mail-04.09.2017
Mobile Women Key To Cultural Exchange In Stone Age And Bronze Age Europe
Eurasia Review-13.09.2017
Women Are Key To History Of Human Migration, Bones Show
International Business Times-05.09.2017
Mitteleuropäische Frauen der Bronzezeit waren sehr mobil
derStandard.at-05.09.2017
Female Mobility Key Element in Cultural Interchange during Stone Age and Bronze Age: Study
http://www.newsgram.com/-05.09.2017

Grammatical patterns survive extreme social upheaval, study shows
UPI – 05.09.2017
Humans Learn Complex Grammatical Patterns Even in Extremely Challenging Circumstances
Science Newsline – 05.09.2017
Humans learn complex grammatical patterns even in extremely challenging circumstances
Phys.org - 05.09.2017

Humans have been altering tropical forests for at least 45000 years
Phys.Org-03.08.2017
Humans First Modified Tropical Forests 45000 Years Ago
Archaeology-04.08.2017
Humans Have Been Cutting Down Forests For 45000 Years
International Business Times-03.08.2017
Los humanos alteran los bosques tropicales hace al menos 45.000 ...
Europa Press-03.08.2017
Humans have been altering tropical forests for at least 45,000 years
ScienceDaily-03.08.2017
Brennholz
Süddeutsche Zeitung-03.08.2017
Evidence that ancient farms had very different origins than previously thought
Arstechnica-04.08.2017

Ancient DNA analysis reveals Minoan and Mycenaean origins
Phys.Org-02.08.2017
Ancient Greece: scientists crack DNA sequence from 'cradle of Western civilisation' for first time
International Business Times-02.08.2017
DNA clue to origins of early Greek civilization
BBC News-03.08.2017
The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals
Sciencemag-02.08.2017
First civilizations of Greece are revealing their stories to science
ScienceDaily-02.08.2017
DNA Study Traces Greek Ancestry
Archaeology.com-02.08.2017

 

Ursprung der Minoer und Mykener geklärt
scinexx | Das Wissensmagazin-02.08.2017
Alte DNA enthüllt Herkunft von Minoern und Mykenern
Archäologie Online-04.08.2017

An Ancient Lunchbox Emerges from the Ice
The New Yorker-04.08.2017
What We Can Learn From This Ancient ‘Lunchbox’
National Geographic-27.07.2017
Archäologen finden 4000 Jahre alte Proviantdose
Spiegel Online-26.07.2017
Jenaer Forscher untersuchen uralte Brotbüchse
Thüringer Allgemeine-26.07.2017
Körnerreste in 4000 Jahre alter Proviantbox gefunden
Stuttgarter Nachrichten-26.07.2017
Weizenfund in "Lunch-Box" aus der Bronzezeit

 

Identifying major transitions in human cultural evolution
Phys.Org-26.07.2017
Identifying major transitions in human cultural evolution
Science Daily-26.07.2017

Why do human beings speak so many languages?
DLCE research associate Michael Gavin writes in The Conversation about a new model that explores processes that may have shaped Australia's language diversity. July 16, 2017.

Further media coverage:
Why Are There So Many Different Languages in the World?
Newsweek, 17.07.2017
Why Do Human Beings Speak So Many Languages?
Scientific American, 17.08.2017
Why Do We Speak So Many Languages?
Radio Interview, WYPR, 15.08.2017 more
Zur Pressemitteilung/To press release: Alte DNA wirft neues Licht auf Neandertaler-Evolution /DNA of early Neanderthal gives timeline for new modern human-related dispersal from Africa

New DNA From a Neanderthal Bone Holds Evidence of a Lost Tribe of Humans
ScienceAlert-04.07.2017
Humans May Have Bred With Neanderthals Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
Smithsonian-05.07.2017
Early humans and Neanderthals interbred much earlier than once thought
Washington Post-08.07.2017
Thüringer Forscher schreiben Menschheitsgeschichte um
Thüringer Allgemeine-04.07.2017
Die geheimnisvolle Liaison des Neandertalers
Süddeutsche.de-04.07.2017
New Thoughts on Neanderthal, Modern Human Interbreeding
Archaeology-05.07.2017

 
Zur Pressemitteilung/To press release: Forscher entschlüsseln erstmals Genome ägyptischer Mumien /The First Genome Data from Ancient Egyptian Mummies

DNA from ancient Egyptian mummies reveals their ancestry
Washington Post-30.05.2017
Science in Action
BBC News-01.06.2017
Asal-usul Masyarakat Mesir Kuno Terungkap Berkat DNA Murni
National Geographic-02.06.2017
Erbgut ägyptischer Mumien enthüllt Verwandtschaft
SPIEGEL ONLINE-30.05.2017
Scientists thought ancient Egyptian mummies didn't have any DNA ...
Science Magazine-30.05.2017
Egyptian Mummy DNA Study Suggests Close Ties With Middle East ...
Newsweek-30.05.2017
The surprising ancestry of ancient Egyptians: First ever genome ...
Daily Mail-30.05.2017
Mummy DNA unravels ancient Egyptians' ancestry
Nature.com-30.05.2017

 
Zur Pressemitteilung/To press release: Gemeinsames genetisches Erbe von Sizilien bis Zypern / Populations along the eastern Mediterranean coast share a genetic heritage that transcends nationality Gemeinsames genetisches Erbe von Sizilien bis Zypern


Berliner Morgenpost – 21.05.2017
L’Italia del Sud? Ha radici anche in Iran e Medioriente
Dire – 17.05.2017
Gemeinsames genetisches Erbe von Sizilien bis Zypern
Hamburger Abendblatt – 19.05.2017
Shared genetic heritage from Sicily to Cyprus
Heritagedaily – 16.05.2017
New Study: Shared genetic heritage from Sicily to Cyprus
Cyprus Beat – 19.05.2017
Siamo tutti migranti: l’Università di Bologna svela millenni di viaggi racchiusi nel Dna italiano
Greenreport.it

Berichterstattung zur Verleihung des Thüringer Forschungspreises an Direktor Johannes Krause/Reporting on the awarding of the Thuringian Research Prize to Director Johannes Krause

Thüringer Forschungspreis für Humangenetik und Batterieforschung.
Thüringer Allgemeine – 25.04.2017
22. Thüringer Forschungspreis in Jena vergeben
JenaTV – 25.04.2017
Jenaer Forscher überführt Pestbakterien als Auslöser des Schwarzen Todes
OTZ – 15.04.2017
„Preis für Pestforscher“. Johannes Krause
MDR Thüringen – 25.04.2017 (Beginn: 8:25)
Forschungspreis Thüringen 2017
Informationen zum Forschungspreis Thüringen

Zur Pressemitteilung/To press release: Aborigines: 50.000 Jahre "heimatverbunden"/Aboriginal hair shows 50,000 years connection to country


DNA reveals Aboriginal people had a long and settled connection to country
The Conversation AU-08.03.2017
Hair reveals Aboriginal presence across 50000 years
University World News-09.03.2017
Australian aboriginal hair shows 50000 years connection to country
Popular Archaeology-08.03.2017
50000 YEARS IN A HAIR
Aboriginal Art Directory News-11.03.2017
Australia – Rewrite of History to Include 50000 Years of Aboriginal Life
Net Newsledger-10.03.2017
Aboriginal hair shows 50000 year connection to Australia
Science Daily-08.03.2017

To press release: Persistent tropical foraging in the highlands of terminal Pleistocene/Holocene New Guinea

Persistent tropical foraging in the highlands of terminal Pleistocene/Holocene New Guinea
Phys.org-07.02.2017
Persistent tropical foraging in the highlands of terminal Pleistocene/Holocene New Guinea
ScienceDaily-07.02.2017
‘Humans in one of the earliest areas of settled agriculture were not forced to farm’
University of Oxford-07.02.2017
New light cast on past human responses to climate change
University of Otago-15.02.2017
New doubts on whether early humans were forced to start farming
MyScience.org-07.02.2017

Zur Pressemitteilung/To press release: Die Anwendung von Computermethoden auf große Datensätze wird immer wichtiger in der historischen Linguistik/Computational methods applied to big datasets are compelling tools for historical linguistics

Computational methods applied to big datasets are compelling tools for historical linguistics
ScienceDaily-07.02.2017

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