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30,000-year-old DNA reveals how ice age Europeans were more connected

I find it fascinating that Ice Age Europeans were connected across far greater distances than scientists once thought. DNA from a woman who lived in southwestern France around 30,000 years ago shows ancestry linked to both western and central or eastern European populations. Researchers estimate that this mixing happened between 32,500 and 31,500 years ago, while other evidence points to genetic continuity in southwestern Europe over thousands of years. And here’s the thing: DNA recovered from cave sediments can reveal ancient people even when no bones or teeth have survived.
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