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Back to EpisodesJournal Club - September 2026 - Ghost DNA and Carved Turtles - TAS 340
Episode 340
Published 1 month, 1 week ago
Description
This week we have the latest installment of the journal Club! Ash and Tilly from the And My Trowel podcast join us for a lively discussion about two recent news articles. Join us to learn about ghost DNA, turtle figurines (or not?), and all the ways Americans eat and drink tea and scones incorrectly!
Links
- Researchers identify traces of two ‘ghost’ ancestors in modern human DNA
- Recovering signatures of archaic hominin introgression using ancestral recombination graphs
- Researchers traced 20% of our ancestry to a “ghost” population. Here’s what that means. @Ella Al-Shamahi
- Archaeologists Dug up 25 Turtles Carved During the Ice Age. They May Point to a Lost Mountain Cult.
- Recently dug turtle figurines expose ancient ritual heritage
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