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Thursday, September 10, 2020

Archaeologists Just Sequenced Some of The Oldest Neanderthal DNA Found in Europe

Title:
Archaeologists Just Sequenced Some of The Oldest Neanderthal DNA Found in Europe
 
Author:
Michelle Starr
 
Published:
Science Alert, 10 September 2020
https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-just-sequenced-some-of-the-oldest-neanderthal-dna-in-europe  

From the article:
* Labelled Stajnia S5000, the tooth belonged to a Neanderthal who lived at least 80,000 years ago, according to the new analysis. Which means the individual was alive during a pivotal time of environmental upheaval in Neanderthal history.
* The research has been published in Scientific Reports.