20,000-year-old human DNA found on prehistoric pendant

2023-05-07 06:02:41

The interest of such a discovery is that it will now be possible to link a cultural object to biological data. For example, was the pendant worn by men or women? DNA can answer it, since in reality it is traces of several individuals of both genders that have been identified. We can also determine if they all come from the same region, or if the jewel has traveled. The authors of the article summarize their finding in this sentence:

Our work redefines how cultural and genetic records can be linked in prehistoric archaeology.

Proof, if needed, that archeology and genetics can be complementary sciences.

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