Oldest Neanderthal DNA Found in Italian Skeleton

Friday, April 10, 2015 - 16:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The oldest Neanderthal DNA was extracted from a human skeleton discovered buried in an Italian cave and may be up to 170,000 years old. The finding suggests the mysterious "Altamura Man" was indeed a Neanderthal.

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