50,000-year-old DNA from South African antelope rewrites limits of ancient DNA preservation
Scientists have recovered ancient DNA from a 50,000-year-old antelope tooth found in South Africa, pushing back the age of the oldest DNA ever retrieved from sub-Saharan Africa. The finding shows that genetic material survives far longer in some African environments than many researchers expected...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/50000-year-old-dna-from-antelope-dna-preservation/
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