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Oldest Scandinavian human DNA found in ancient chewing gum

Posted on May 16, 2019 by ForensicConnect | Comments Off on Oldest Scandinavian human DNA found in ancient chewing gum

The first humans who settled in Scandinavia more than 10,000 years ago left their DNA behind in ancient chewing gum, masticated lumps made from birch bark pitch. This is shown in a new study conducted at Stockholm University and published in Communications Biology.

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