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Scientists Unlock Oldest Human DNA—The Results Are Terrifyingly Surprising!

Discover the jaw-dropping genetic secrets of humanity's earliest Europeans—and the civilization that vanished without a trace.

In 2021, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology unlocked the oldest human genome ever sequenced: a 45,000-year-old woman from Zlatý kůň (Golden Horse) in Czechia. Her DNA revealed an astonishing truth. She carried more Neanderthal DNA than any human alive today, suggesting her ancestors interbred with our extinct cousins just thousands of years after contact. But the real shock? Her entire genetic lineage disappeared.

We now know that the distinctive Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician stone tools found across early European archaeological sites weren't made by Neanderthals—they were crafted by pioneering modern humans like her. Yet these early pioneers who conquered Europe left no descendants. Later waves of migration replaced them entirely.

What does this mean for human history? It reveals a far more complex, fragile, and fascinating story of survival, extinction, and replacement than we ever imagined.

SOURCES:
Prüfer, K., Posth, C., Yu, H., et al. (2021). "A genome sequence from a modern human skull over 45,000 years old from Zlatý kůň in Czechia." Nature Ecology & Evolution, 5, 820–825.
Pederzani, S., et al. (2024). "Palaeoclimate of the Last Glacial at Ranis, Germany." Nature Ecology & Evolution.

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