Basically we can now retrieve DNA of ancient humans from sediment, even without their skeletal remains intact.

Basically we can now retrieve DNA of ancient humans from sediment, even without their skeletal remains intact. This is kind of big for archaeology. We can identify which groups of human ancestors occupied the caves and when.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39747326

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