The Erratic Enigma: A Few of These Ancient Geological "Orphans" Remain Mysterious - Mysterious Universe

What we think about The Past--eons distant and historical--keeps getting confronted in surprising ways. Micah Hanks explains how one phenomenon astounded 19th-century minds--and to an extent remains perplexing. An unexpected find with far-reaching implications is that An Indigenous People in the Philippines Have the Most Denisovan DNA. More than countering the previous notion that Papua New Guinea highlanders are "the modern record holders for Denisovan ancestry," Bruce Bower discusses the different evolutionary scenario this suggests and that "Denisovans remain a mysterious crowd." An interview with two University of Pennsylvania scholars claims that Metal Artifacts in Southeast Asia Challenge Long-held Archaeological Theory. Joyce White and Elizabeth Hamilton complain the "progressive view of human development originating in 19th-century perceptions of cultural evolution gets told over and over again," but the archaeological field may be heading in a different direction. Owen Jarus' report that an interpretation that a 'Female' Warrior Buried in Medieval Grave May be Non-binary has major implications for "a wider societally relevant debate" and, let us not forget, also for that person's own acceptance during life. And how about Igor Kuznetsov's Archaeological Sensation as Ancient Mythical Castle Discovered on Swedish Island? Not every day does a "fable" becomes real--but perhaps here's proof it does happen! (WM)

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