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New genetic research confirms what the oral traditions of the Picuris Pueblo people of New Mexico have long described — that ...

A federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. for the first time has led research using DNA to show their ancestral ...

DNA supports modern Picuris Pueblo accounts of ancestry going back more than 1,000 years to Chaco Canyon society.

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Explore the history of ancient board games, from Senet to Tâb, and discover how they shaped culture, strategy, and leisure.

Maria Abi-Habib was a roving Middle East correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, focused on terrorism issues and jihadist groups such as al Qaeda and Islamic State. She had been based in Beirut and ...

A new DNA study reveals that ancient Carthaginians had diverse ancestry and were not primarily descended from Phoenician ...

The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...