Tiny traces of DNA found in cave dust may unlock secret life of Neanderthals0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- May 18, 2021
Advanced technique used to recover genetic material may help solve the mystery of early humans
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Archaeologists Just Sequenced Some of The Oldest Neanderthal DNA Found in Europe0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- September 12, 2020
For tens of thousands of years, a Neanderthal molar rested in a shallow grave on the floor of the Stajnia Cave in what is now Poland. For all that time, viable mitochondrial DNA remained locked inside – and now, finally, scientists are discovering its secrets.
Scientists have grown mini brains containing Neanderthal DNA0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- June 23, 2020
We now know that many of us are part Neanderthal, with our genes carrying traces of past encounters between our early ancestors and the Stone Age homininsthat populated Europe until around 40,000 years ago.
Study suggests multiple instances of inter-breeding between Neanderthal and early humans0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- December 1, 2018
A pair of researchers at Temple University has found evidence that suggests Neanderthals mated and produced offspring with anatomically modern humans multiple times—not just once, as has been suggested by prior research.
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