DNA reveals 50,000 years of Neanderthal genetic isolation; No self-inflicted depopulation of Easter Island; Iberian violent Steppe invasion disputed; Great Lakes region Clovis recurring campsite discovered.
Scientist rules out Orkney origin for Stonehenge Altar Stone [Alternative link]
Easter Island's population never collapsed, but it did have contact with Native Americans, DNA study suggests [Alternative link]
Archaeologists challenge theory of violent Steppe invasion in Iberia Peninsula [Alternative link]
Clovis people used Great Lakes camp annually about 13,000 years ago, researchers confirm [Alternative link]