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Human DNA Detected on Cave Walls

MAÇÃO, PORTUGAL—Prehistoric human DNA has been detected on cave walls by an international team of

Human DNA extracted directly from cave walls opens a new forensic window onto prehistoric ritual space — who was physically present in these sites, and how repeatedly, now becomes an answerable question.
Human DNA Detected on Cave Walls
Source: https://archaeology.org/news/2026/07/01/human-dna-detected-on-cave-walls/

A researcher samples pigment sampling from rock art in a cave in Tebellín, Spain.

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