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Feb 11, 2023

Skeleton Found in Italy Cave Yields Oldest Neanderthal DNA

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These molecules, which could be up to 170,000 years old, could one day help yield the most complete picture yet of Neanderthal life.

The calcite-encrusted skeleton of an ancient human, still embedded in rock deep inside a cave in Italy, has yielded the oldest Neanderthal DNA ever found.

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