This week three news stories caught our attention involving DNA in the archaeological record. In three very different places around the world, researchers are using different types of DNA analysis to draw new and innovative conclusions.

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• Skeleton DNA refutes theory of migratory waves from South Africa
• 9,000 years of genetic continuity in southernmost Africa demonstrated at Oakhurst rockshelter
• Ancient DNA reveals mysterious Indigenous group from Colombia that disappeared 2,000 years ago
• Ancient DNA reveals a two-clanned matrilineal community in Neolithic China

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