50,000-year-old DNA reveals the first-ever look at a Neanderthal family

Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group | Human 'bog bones' discovered at Stone Age campsite in Germany | What's the oldest star in the universe? What about the youngest? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( October 24, 2022 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [50,000-year-old DNA reveals the first-ever look at a Neanderthal family]( [50,000-year-old DNA reveals the first-ever look at a Neanderthal family]( (Tom Bjorklund) Nestled in a cave in the snowy Altai Mountains of Siberia, fragmented bones and teeth have revealed the first-ever glimpse of a Neanderthal family. More than 50,000 years ago, a group of adults and kids died while sheltering at their hunting camp, and the finding provides archaeologists and geneticists with the most complete set of Neanderthal genomes to date. Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/23) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] History & Archaeology [] [Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group]( [Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group]( (Photo by ZAID AL-OBEIDI/AFP via Getty Images) Archeologists in Iraq have unearthed 2,700-year-old stone carvings that were chiseled into a previously undiscovered section of the Mashki Gate, an iconic structure in what was once the ancient Assyrian capital city of Nineveh. The eight intricately carved marble bas-reliefs, which depict war scenes, grapevines, palm trees and other motifs, were found in what is now Mosul, during a project to restore the gate after Islamic State group militants destroyed it. Experts believe that the decorative gate dates back to King Sennacherib, who ruled the Assyrian empire from 705 B.C. to 681 B.C., according to a statement from the Iraqi Council of Antiquities and Heritage. Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/22) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Human 'bog bones' discovered at Stone Age campsite in Germany]( [Human 'bog bones' discovered at Stone Age campsite in Germany]( (ALSH) Archaeologists in northern Germany have unearthed 10,000-year-old cremated bones at a Stone Age lakeside campsite that was once used for spearing fish and roasting hazelnuts, major food sources for groups of hunter-gatherers at that time. The site is the earliest known burial in northern Germany, and the discovery marks the first time human remains have been found at Duvensee bog in the Schleswig-Holstein region, where dozens of campsites from the Mesolithic era or Middle Stone Age (roughly between 15,000 and 5,000 years ago) have been found. Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/21) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Life’s Little Mysteries [] [What's the oldest star in the universe? What about the youngest?]( [What's the oldest star in the universe? What about the youngest?]( (Digitized Sky Survey (DSS), STScI/AURA, Palomar/Caltech, and UKSTU/AAO) Among the countless stars glittering in the vastness of space, some are so old they have experienced the dawn of the universe, and others are so young that not even the most powerful telescopes on Earth have been able to observe them. But is it possible to know which star is the youngest and which is the oldest? Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/22) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Your Health [] [Nevada boy dies of rare brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in Lake Mead]( [Nevada boy dies of rare brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in Lake Mead]( (KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) A boy in Nevada has died of a rare brain-eating amoeba infection that he likely picked up on the Arizona side of Lake Mead, the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) reported Oct. 19. "My condolences go out to the family of this young man," Dr. Fermin Leguen, the district's health officer, said in the statement. "While I want to reassure the public that this type of infection is an extremely rare occurrence, I know this brings no comfort to his family and friends at this time." Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/21) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Quiz [] POLL QUESTION: True or false: The oldest known star on record can be seen from Earth with the right binoculars. (Learn the answer [here]() [Vote]( [True]( [Vote]( [False](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005