Eight New Types Of Ancient Human Discovered, Researchers Claim

A study published in early March identified at least eight new groups of ancient humans that lived through earth’s most recent Ice Age.

Researchers used the genomes of 357 ancient European humans who existed between 5,000 and 35,000 years ago to assess which ancestry profiles survived through the Last Glacial Maximum (25,000 t0 19,000 years ago), according to the study published March 1 in Nature. The analysis revealed eight distinct tribal groups who are believed to have existed in Europe and were developed enough to survive through the Ice Age.

Each of the groups were given a unique name, such as the “Gravettian,” “Fournol” and “Vestonice,” all of which were identified by their unique DNA structures. Within the Gravettian culture, individuals were found to not necessarily be biologically homogenous, but had a shared culture identified through weaponry, artwork, and tradition, the authors noted.

It was found that roughly 14,000 years ago there was large-scale genetic turnover in western Europe. This came around the Bolling-Allerod warming period, shortly before the sudden “mini Ice Age” of the Younger Dryas.

During this period, the global climate shifted suddenly and dramatically from hot to cold across the globe, as identified through proxy data in scientific research.

The discovery contributes significantly to our understanding of how ancient human cultures developed and spread through Europe, as well as confirming that the planet went through a dramatic shift in fauna during earth’s last major climate shifts — so large, that it fundamentally changed the way humans exist on the planet today.

If it weren’t for the devastating climatological impacts of this moment in history, there is every chance the human species would look quite different today. It’s unclear how many species of people, animals, plant life, were destroyed during this period, and how far our species had developed prior to this destruction. Many of the answers to these questions are long lost to history, and the power of the planet.

Selections from the keyword, newest to oldest, showing the slow change in view (ahem) about Ötzi's DNA:

Who Was The The Mysterious Lady Of Bietikow And What Had She In Common With Ötzi Iceman? [11/07/2020]
New study of Iceman reveals oldest known example of red blood cells [05/09/2015]
Ötzi's non-human DNA: Opportunistic pathogen discovered in Iceman tissue biopsy [07/27/2014]
Scientists say Ötzi the Iceman has living relatives, 5,300 years later [10/16/2013]
Living Relatives Of Iceman Mummy Found (Ötzi, 5,300 Years Old) [10/14/2013]
Otzi's Neandertal ancestry [05/18/2013]
Iceman Mummy Finds His Closest Relatives [11/11/2012]
Otzi the Iceman: scientists find 5,000-year-old blood sample [05/03/2012]
Ötzi the ice mummy's secrets found in DNA [02/29/2012]
Artists Recreate the Face Otzi, a 5,300-Year-Old Iceman Mummy [02/25/2011]
Iceman Oetzi gets a new face for 20th anniversary [02/21/2011]
Scientists believe 5,300-year-old mummified 'ice man' belonged to unknown branch of human fam. tree [10/31/2008]
Ancient iceman probably has no modern relatives [10/30/2008]
Iceman's DNA Linked To Coastal Aboriginals (Canada) [04/26/2008]
Alpine ice man may have been childless outcast [02/03/2006]
Infertility link in iceman's DNA [02/03/2006]
Iceman's bones lead scientists to his home turf [10/31/2003]
Iceman Found in Italy Didn't Wander Far [10/30/2003]
Italy's 5,000-Year-Old Iceman Put Up a Fight [DNA of 4 foes, venison and ibex his final meal] [08/14/2003]
DNA reveals how the Italian Iceman went down fighting [08/12/2003]
Dozens of women want Bronze Age hunter's babies [04/25/2003]

"And also probably also formed Lake Michigan, and the Carolina Bays formed by great chunks of ice thrown south and east."

Ice Age Ends Smashingly: Did A Comet Blow Up Over Eastern Canada? (More) (Carolina Bays)

>>I think some are still around.<<

Oh, yeti-tea-yeti-tea-yeti-tea; some big...foot always yeti-tea yeti-tea-yeti-tea on these threads.

Thank you, I found the book at your link. It is a detailed analysis of what really caused the sudden cool down around 13,000 years ago, and triggered the extinction of the Northern Hemisphere megafauna on two continents.

The Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes: Flood, Fire, and Famine in the History of Civilization
by Richard Firestone, Allen West, Simon Warwick-Smith

Unfortunately the book cover itself did not carry here with my copy method.

Unknown lineage of ice age Europeans discovered in genetic study
By Charles Q. Choi
published 10 days ago
https://www.livescience.com/unknown-lineage-of-ice-age-europeans-discovered-in-genetic-study

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