The overall tone reflects strong agreement, with discussions pointing out how ancient DNA reveals sophisticated social strategies like marriage rules to avoid inbreeding, exemplified through mentions of Sunghir and modern hunter-gatherer parallels. Words like 'sophisticated,' 'limits,' and references to genetic evidence emphasize the importance and relevance of the study, showing deep engagement and recognition of its implications for understanding human social evolution.
AgreementStrong agreement
Many discussions support the findings, highlighting the significance of the research in understanding ancient social behaviors.
InterestModerate interest
The topic of prehistoric social structures and inbreeding prevention is moderately intriguing, especially for students interested in archaeology or genetics.
EngagementHigh engagement
Several posts reference specific concepts like social networks and marriage rules, showing active involvement with the research details.
ImpactModerate impact
The discussions suggest that this research could influence understanding of human evolution and social development, but it is mostly viewed as academic rather than transformative.
Abstract in brief
* Researchers studied genome sequences from the Sunghir site, dating back about 34,000 years, to understand the social structures of Upper Paleolithic humans.
* The results indicated that the social organization of Upper Paleolithic humans was likely similar to that of modern hunter-gatherers, featuring limited kinship within small groups connected to a larger mating network.
Recent hunter-gatherers live in multi-level social groups, often with marriage rules that distribute marriage alliances broadly, limit inbreeding. Ancient DNA from Sunghir, W Russia, says hunter-gatherers 34 kya did the same https://t.co/YsqNGEVTnn
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Doug Jones
@logarithmic_h · X
Recent hunter-gatherers live in multi-level social groups, often with marriage rules that distribute marriage alliances broadly, limit inbreeding. Ancient DNA from Sunghir, W Russia, says hunter-gatherers 34 kya did the same https://t.co/nPmduHUdVL
Aug 18, 2024 · 18 likes · 3 shares · 931 followersView post →
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Ignacio Martín Lerma
@I_MartinLerma · X
Algo que nos ha traído hasta este punto como especie, ha sido evitar la endogamia. Las comunidades de humanos modernos ya adoptaron estrategias sociales de apareamiento para evitar conscientemente el incesto, según recoge un estudio de la revista Science
https://t.co/DvgtunoBjn
Mar 3, 2022 · 13 likes · 11,254 followersView post →
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Ed Hagen
@ed_hagen · X
@danwilliamsphil @mnvrsngh They actually cite the biggest challenge: population genetics of both modern & ancient DNA seems to indicate small effective population sizes in the Upper Paleolithic (which, to be clear, are not equivalent to census sizes, which are typically much larger) https://t.co/fXJuSVwQJG https://t.co/GSR7Cl6YPg
May 8, 2024 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 9,012 followersView post →
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Tom Higham
@tommyhigham · X
15/ The HYP dates we performed, on the other hand, yielded consistent ages for the first time for all of the key Sungir burials.
https://t.co/0solNvzYP3
Feb 21, 2023 · 7 likes · 9,889 followersView post →
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Oliver Scott Curry
@Oliver_S_Curry · X
"Upper Paleolithic social organization was similar to that of living [hunter-gatherers] with limited relatedness [~>cousins] within residential groups embedded in a larger mating network." #EEA https://t.co/OMDosMxbED
Aug 9, 2022 · 6 likes · 2 shares · 5,938 followersView post →
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@sudamagareeb6 @pendoriyan People knew as old as 50,000 years ago incest was wrong.
Evidence of 34,000 years ago shows sophisticated networks employed by humans to prevent inbreeding.
Source:
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Recent hunter-gatherers live in multi-level social groups, often with marriage rules that distribute marriage alliances broadly, limit inbreeding. Ancient DNA from Sunghir, W Russia, says hunter-gatherers 34 kya did the same https://t.co/nPmduHUdVL
Aug 18, 2024 · 18 likes · 3 shares · 931 followersView post →
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K.A. Wesly
@_NocturnalFlora · X
@the_ason @RidersOfRohen @garydunion @BrassUpNorth This is a good one as well. It is called band mixing. Where bands/groups would mix together for different benefits
https://t.co/RMadHiT2i9
RT @ed_hagen: @danwilliamsphil @mnvrsngh They actually cite the biggest challenge: population genetics of both modern & ancient DNA seems t…
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norvid_studies
@norvid_studies · X
RT @ed_hagen: @danwilliamsphil @mnvrsngh They actually cite the biggest challenge: population genetics of both modern & ancient DNA seems t…
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Ed Hagen
@ed_hagen · X
@danwilliamsphil @mnvrsngh They actually cite the biggest challenge: population genetics of both modern & ancient DNA seems to indicate small effective population sizes in the Upper Paleolithic (which, to be clear, are not equivalent to census sizes, which are typically much larger) https://t.co/fXJuSVwQJG https://t.co/GSR7Cl6YPg
May 8, 2024 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 9,012 followersView post →
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The Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones
@megportal · X
@jens2go To support the (avoidance of) inbreeding hypothesis they cite M. Sikora et al., Ancient genomes show social and reproductive behavior of early Upper Paleolithic foragers. Science 358, 659–662 (2017): https://t.co/6ZuBaWkxtD
RT @logarithmic_h: Recent hunter-gatherers live in multi-level social groups, often with marriage rules that distribute marriage alliances…
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Haplogroup_G ،Abu-Bader.
@G_Haplogroup · X
RT @logarithmic_h: Recent hunter-gatherers live in multi-level social groups, often with marriage rules that distribute marriage alliances…
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Charles Miller
@cmiller26 · X
RT @logarithmic_h: Recent hunter-gatherers live in multi-level social groups, often with marriage rules that distribute marriage alliances…
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Razib Khan
@razibkhan · X
RT @logarithmic_h: Recent hunter-gatherers live in multi-level social groups, often with marriage rules that distribute marriage alliances…
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Doug Jones
@logarithmic_h · X
Recent hunter-gatherers live in multi-level social groups, often with marriage rules that distribute marriage alliances broadly, limit inbreeding. Ancient DNA from Sunghir, W Russia, says hunter-gatherers 34 kya did the same https://t.co/YsqNGEVTnn
Aug 21, 2023 · 20 likes · 6 shares · 931 followersView post →
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@Indian_Bronson · X
@M_C_Masters We possibly outcompeted Neanderthals because we forbade inbreeding and encouraged exogamous mating and they didn't (inbreeding, including between direct siblings, was common)
https://t.co/HlcP25f9eV
We know that at least by the Bronze age, human societies have elaborate burial
15/ The HYP dates we performed, on the other hand, yielded consistent ages for the first time for all of the key Sungir burials.
https://t.co/0solNvzYP3
Feb 21, 2023 · 7 likes · 9,889 followersView post →
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Professor Jarryd Willis PhD
@DrJarryd · X
Sikora et al., (2017, October 5). Ancient genomes show social and reproductive behavior of early Upper Paleolithic foragers. Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). https://t.co/UqOtAkjB7l
Recent hunter-gatherers live in multi-level social groups, often with marriage rules that distribute marriage alliances broadly, limit inbreeding. Ancient DNA from Sunghir, W Russia, says hunter-gatherers 34 kya did the same https://t.co/YsqNGEDK9f
Ancient genomes show social and reproductive behavior of early Upper Paleolithic foragers
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#archeologie #archeology #archaeologylife #Archaeology #bestoftheday #ancienthistory #ancient #history #wonderful https://t.co/3wa4IJw6wF
"Upper Paleolithic social organization was similar to that of living [hunter-gatherers] with limited relatedness [~>cousins] within residential groups embedded in a larger mating network." #EEA https://t.co/OMDosMxbED
Aug 9, 2022 · 6 likes · 2 shares · 5,938 followersView post →
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Ignacio Martín Lerma
@I_MartinLerma · X
Algo que nos ha traído hasta este punto como especie, ha sido evitar la endogamia. Las comunidades de humanos modernos ya adoptaron estrategias sociales de apareamiento para evitar conscientemente el incesto, según recoge un estudio de la revista Science
https://t.co/DvgtunoBjn
Mar 3, 2022 · 13 likes · 11,254 followersView post →
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