124,000 Year Old Femur Found in Hohlenstein-Stadel Cave (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology

124,000 Year Old Femur Found in Hohlenstein-Stadel Cave

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The bone, which shows evidence of being gnawed on by a large carnivore, provided mitochondrial genetic data that showed it belongs to the Neanderthal branch. Its among the oldest to have its mitochondrial DNA analyzed to date.

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Photo: Oleg Kuchar © Photo Museum Ulm

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