Legendary Battle of Himera was triumph of Greek heroism, kind of

Genomic look at remains suggests victorious army got hand from substantial number of foreign mercenaries.

Clea Simon • harvard
Oct. 14, 2022 • ~5 min

Research on genomic history of remote Pacific islands yields surprising findings

New genetic research shows untold migration to remote Pacific islands was generally matrilocal.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
July 6, 2022 • ~7 min

David Reich study shows how early Africans lived, traveled, interacted

New research produces earliest DNA from Sub-Saharan Africa and a more complete look at ancient peoples.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Feb. 23, 2022 • ~7 min

Harvard-led research on ancient Britain spans language, ancestry, kinship, milk

Two new studies highlight technological advances in large-scale genomics and open windows into the lives of ancient people.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Dec. 23, 2021 • ~6 min

Harvard geneticist: No population’s DNA is ‘pure’

Geneticist David Reich discusses DNA findings that show how migration shaped Europe and southern Asia, and that “No population is, or ever could be, pure.”

Brett Milano • harvard
Feb. 28, 2019 • ~5 min

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