The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." First discovered in 2010, the ‘Red Lady of El Mirón’ is an ochre-coated skeleton that provides a glimpse ...

In the last decade, archaeologists have learned to read the genetic traces that ancient humans and Neanderthals left not only ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

Traces of ancient DNA contained in old bones have spilled fascinating secrets about the past. But extracting genetic material involves a certain amount of damage to the object in question, and many ...

A new technique provides a nondestructive way to study the lives of Stone Age people When applied to other finds, the technique could help clarify whether males and females alike made and used ...

Scientists reconstructed the mitochondrial genome of a European Woolly Rhinoceros for the first time. Extracting DNA from fossilized hyena feces was critical to the process. Using the DNA, the team ...

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