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Paleolithic human DNA reveals east-west connections across Ice Age Europe

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Paleolithic human DNA reveals east-west connections across Ice Age Europe

More than 30,000 years ago, people associated with one of Europe's major Paleolithic cultures (the Gravettian) were more interconnected than previously thought. An international research team led by the University of Vienna has uncovered new genetic evidence of long-distance connections between these populations. Published in Science Advances, the study combines genomic data from rare human…

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  • More than 30,000 years ago, people associated with one of Europe's major Paleolithic cultures (the Gravettian) were more interconnected than previously thought.
  • An international research team led by the University of Vienna has uncovered new genetic evidence of long-distance connections between these populations.
  • Published in Science Advances, the study combines genomic data from rare human…

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