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Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have successfully isolated ancient human DNA from a Paleolithic deer tooth pendant, paving the way for directly identifying the users of artifacts from the deep past and gaining deeper insights into Paleolithic societies. An international research team le
Insights into Stone Age people’s lives may soon come from a new, nondestructive DNA extraction method.
An international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, has for the first time successfully isolated ancient human DNA from a Paleolithic artefact: a pierced deer tooth discovered in Denisova Cave in southern Siberia. To preserve the integrity of the artefact, they developed a new, nondestructive method for isolating DNA from ancient bones and teeth. From the DNA retrieved they were able to reconstruct a precise genetic profile of the woman who used or wore the pendant, as well as of the deer from which the tooth was taken. Genetic date...
May 13, 2021 A replica of the Laetoli footprints discovered in Laetoli, Tanzania; The original footprints were dated to 3.6 million years ago. In the last couple of centuries, scientists have uncovered ancient fossils, prehistoric artwork, and other clues to the evolutionary origins of humankind. Here are nine of the most revealing discoveries that have changed our understanding of our early ancestors—and ourselves. 1. Hominin Footprints Preserved in Volcanic Ash // Laetoli, Tanzania In 1978, the famous paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey and anthropologist Paul Abell excavated a trail of fossi...
9 Fascinating Discoveries that Changed Our Understanding of Human Evolution Jessica Jacob In the last couple of centuries, scientists have uncovered ancient fossils, prehistoric artwork, and other clues to the evolutionary origins of humankind. Here are nine of the most revealing discoveries that have changed our understanding of our early ancestors—and ourselves. 1. Hominin Footprints Preserved in Volcanic Ash // Laetoli, Tanzania In 1978, the famous paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey and anthropologist Paul Abell excavated a trail of fossilized footprints in Laetoli, Tanzania...