Recovery of ancient DNA identifies 20,000-year-old pendant’s owner

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Recovery of ancient DNA identifies 20,000-year-old pendant’s owner Artifacts made of stone, bones or teeth provide important insights into the subsistence strategies of early humans, their behavior and culture. However, until now it has been difficult to attribute these artifacts to specific individuals, since burials and grave goods were very rare in the Paleolithic. This … Read more

9,000-year-old “Cheddar Man” Shares The Same DNA With English Teacher Of History

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9,000-year-old “Cheddar Man” Shares The Same DNA With English Teacher Of History When Adrian Targett, a retired history teacher from Somerset, walked into his local newsagents yesterday morning, he was startled to see a familiar face staring up at him. That face, appearing on the front page of several newspapers, belonged to a distant relative … Read more