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Fossilized peach pits discovered in China dating back more than 2.5 million years are identical to pits found in modern varieties of the fruit. The discovery indicates peaches evolved through natural selection, long before humans arrived and domesticated the fruit.Image: Tao Su / Xishuangbanna Tropical Garden

2.5 Million-Year-Old Fossil Peaches Discovered In China

AncientPages.com – Eight well-preserved fossilized peach endocarps, or pits, dating back more than two and a half million years, have been found by scientists in southwest China. Despite their age, the fossils appear nearly identical to modern peach pits. It’s the first discovery

Remains the researchers studied included a man discovered at London Wall, with injuries to his skull that suggest he may have been killed nearby in Londinium’s amphitheatre before his head was dumped into an open pit. He was found to have had black hair and dark brown eyes, and was likely to have been born outside of Britain — with connections to eastern Europe and the Near East.

London Was Always A Multicultural City, DNA Research Confirms

AncientPages.com – London has been a multicultural city since its earliest days as a Roman city, according to new cutting-edge DNA research just published by the Museum of London. Scientists examined four skeletons, looking at sex chromosomes, evidence for disease, travel and diet, and bioarchaeological evidence for