Prehistoric human DNA is found in caves without bones
Neanderthals are the long-lost cousins of modern humans -- scientists have discovered their DNA independently from bones for the first time (AFP Photo/PIERRE ANDRIEU)/ Washington (AFP) - International scientists have uncovered prehistoric human DNA from caves without bones, an advance that could shed new light on human history and evolution. The study published in the journal Science is based on 85 samples from sediments dating to the Pleistocene, a period that extended from 550,000 years ago until 14,000 year before the modern era. The ...
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