By trying a different approach to job hunting, Saale ended up finding a permanent position after a colleague on the freelance project recommended him.

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The team selected 37 human remains from the Mitelelbe Saale region of Germany and two from Italy, all of whom belonged to the "H" clan.

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Horst was born Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann back in 1906 in the eastern German town of Weisenfels-an-der-Saale, the second son of a prosperous hardware merchant.

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Despite having been excavated from the Mittelelbe Saale region of Germany, the Beaker individuals in this study showed close genetic similarities with people from modern Spain and Portugal.

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"Taking on the extra work was challenging, but freelancing for three months before moving helped get me revved up for job searching, building contacts and networking, " Saale says.

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Ryan Saale was in a bind.

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