In a recent study published in the journal Nature, anthropologists at the Max Planck Institute examined DNA extracted from jewelry worn by a woman who lived 20,000 years ago.
According to scientists, a special form of a human of the genus Homo, known as Homo sapiens Denisova, lived in Denisova Cave about 50-100 thousand years ago.
In 2019, scientists discovered an ornament made of deer teeth in a cave where the remains of Denisovans were found. They speculated that the DNA of whoever wore the pendant could be extracted for further analysis.
In a new study, scientists were able to extract DNA from pendant samples without damaging their craftsmanship.
DNA can be extracted from the water used to clean artifacts. The scientists explained that the amount of human DNA they extracted from the pendant was extraordinary.
Scientists claim that this pendant, in whose DNA two X chromosomes were found, belonged to a woman who came from one of the northern Eurasian populations and lived 17-24 thousand years ago.
The genetic material of modern Native Americans is most similar to that of a woman who also belonged to the human species, reports Russian media .
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