Department of Geosciences

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Ancestors of modern bacteria were cultured from an iron-rich lake in Democratic Republic of Congo.

11/28/2019

How ancient microbes created massive ore deposits – and set the stage for early life on Earth

New research reveals the vital role that Precambrian-eon microbes may have played in two of the...

Fossilien und rekonstruierte weitere Knochen

11/06/2019

New human ancestor discovered in Europe

Previously unknown primate living twelve million years ago in southern Germany walked on two legs –...

Hochrangige und nicht-lokale Frauenbestattung aus Kleinaitingen „Gewerbegebiet Nord“. Der Kopfschmuck und der Bestattungsritus spiegeln die lokalen Traditionen wider, aber die Isotopenwerte zeigen die fremde Herkunft.

10/10/2019

Social inequality in Bronze Age households

Archaeogenetic analyses provide new insights into social inequality 4000 years ago: nuclear families...