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Ancient DNA From 700 Skeletons Just Rewrote the Origin Story of the Languages We Speak Today

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Two Nature studies trace Germanic and Celtic tongues through buried bones, and the research results are surprising. One of the most fascinating aspects of humanity is the roughly 7,000 languages we’ve devised to express ourselves. And while these languages may seem pretty different—as anyone who’s …

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