Nature, volume 618, issue 7964, pages 328-332
Ancient human DNA recovered from a Palaeolithic pendant
Essel Elena
1
,
Zavala Elena I
1, 2, 3
,
Schulz-Kornas Ellen
4
,
Kozlikin Maxim B
5
,
Fewlass Helen
1
,
Vernot Benjamin
1
,
Shunkov Michael V
5
,
Derevianko Anatoly P.
5
,
Douka Katerina
6, 7
,
Barnes Ian
8
,
Soulier Marie Cécile
9
,
Schmidt Anna
1
,
Szymanski Merlin
1
,
Tsanova Tsenka
1, 10
,
Sirakov Nikolay
11
,
Endarova Elena
12
,
McPherron Shannon P.
1
,
Hublin Jean-Jacques
1, 13
,
Kelso Janet
1
,
Паабо С.
1
,
Hajdinjak Mateja
1, 14
,
Soressi Marie
15
,
Meyer Matthias
1
1
Max Planck Institute For Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
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Department of Molecular and Cell biology, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA
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4
Department of Cariology, Endodontology and Periodontology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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6
Human Evolution and Archaeological Sciences (HEAS) Research Network, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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7
Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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8
Earth Sciences Department, Natural History Museum, London, UK
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9
Maison de la Recherche, Université de Toulouse-Jean Jaurès, CNRS UMR 5608 TRACES, Toulouse, France
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11
National Institute of Archaeology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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12
National Museum of History, Sofia, Bulgaria
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13
Chaire de Paléoanthropologie, Collège de France, Paris, France
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15
Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2023-05-03
Multidisciplinary
Abstract
Artefacts made from stones, bones and teeth are fundamental to our understanding of human subsistence strategies, behaviour and culture in the Pleistocene. Although these resources are plentiful, it is impossible to associate artefacts to specific human individuals1 who can be morphologically or genetically characterized, unless they are found within burials, which are rare in this time period. Thus, our ability to discern the societal roles of Pleistocene individuals based on their biological sex or genetic ancestry is limited2–5. Here we report the development of a non-destructive method for the gradual release of DNA trapped in ancient bone and tooth artefacts. Application of the method to an Upper Palaeolithic deer tooth pendant from Denisova Cave, Russia, resulted in the recovery of ancient human and deer mitochondrial genomes, which allowed us to estimate the age of the pendant at approximately 19,000–25,000 years. Nuclear DNA analysis identifies the presumed maker or wearer of the pendant as a female individual with strong genetic affinities to a group of Ancient North Eurasian individuals who lived around the same time but were previously found only further east in Siberia. Our work redefines how cultural and genetic records can be linked in prehistoric archaeology.
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Essel E. et al. Ancient human DNA recovered from a Palaeolithic pendant // Nature. 2023. Vol. 618. No. 7964. pp. 328-332.
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Essel E., Zavala E. I., Schulz-Kornas E., Kozlikin M. B., Fewlass H., Vernot B., Shunkov M. V., Derevianko A. P., Douka K., Barnes I., Soulier M. C., Schmidt A., Szymanski M., Tsanova T., Sirakov N., Endarova E., McPherron S. P., Hublin J., Kelso J., Паабо С., Hajdinjak M., Soressi M., Meyer M. Ancient human DNA recovered from a Palaeolithic pendant // Nature. 2023. Vol. 618. No. 7964. pp. 328-332.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1038/s41586-023-06035-2
UR - https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41586-023-06035-2
TI - Ancient human DNA recovered from a Palaeolithic pendant
T2 - Nature
AU - Essel, Elena
AU - Zavala, Elena I
AU - Schulz-Kornas, Ellen
AU - Kozlikin, Maxim B
AU - Fewlass, Helen
AU - Vernot, Benjamin
AU - Shunkov, Michael V
AU - Derevianko, Anatoly P.
AU - Douka, Katerina
AU - Barnes, Ian
AU - Soulier, Marie Cécile
AU - Schmidt, Anna
AU - Szymanski, Merlin
AU - Tsanova, Tsenka
AU - Sirakov, Nikolay
AU - Endarova, Elena
AU - McPherron, Shannon P.
AU - Hublin, Jean-Jacques
AU - Kelso, Janet
AU - Паабо, С.
AU - Hajdinjak, Mateja
AU - Soressi, Marie
AU - Meyer, Matthias
PY - 2023
DA - 2023/05/03 00:00:00
PB - Springer Nature
SP - 328-332
IS - 7964
VL - 618
SN - 0028-0836
SN - 1476-4687
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@article{2023_Essel,
author = {Elena Essel and Elena I Zavala and Ellen Schulz-Kornas and Maxim B Kozlikin and Helen Fewlass and Benjamin Vernot and Michael V Shunkov and Anatoly P. Derevianko and Katerina Douka and Ian Barnes and Marie Cécile Soulier and Anna Schmidt and Merlin Szymanski and Tsenka Tsanova and Nikolay Sirakov and Elena Endarova and Shannon P. McPherron and Jean-Jacques Hublin and Janet Kelso and С. Паабо and Mateja Hajdinjak and Marie Soressi and Matthias Meyer},
title = {Ancient human DNA recovered from a Palaeolithic pendant},
journal = {Nature},
year = {2023},
volume = {618},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {may},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41586-023-06035-2},
number = {7964},
pages = {328--332},
doi = {10.1038/s41586-023-06035-2}
}
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Essel, Elena, et al. “Ancient human DNA recovered from a Palaeolithic pendant.” Nature, vol. 618, no. 7964, May. 2023, pp. 328-332. https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41586-023-06035-2.
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