Researchers Recover DNA from 7,000-Year-Old Leather, Revealing a Link to Goats Alive Today
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Ancient DNA recovered from a remarkably preserved piece of 7,000-year-old leather is shedding new light on how prehistoric communities in Spain used domesticated animals. A 7,000-year-old piece of goat leather discovered in a Spanish burial cave has yielded ancient DNA, allowing scientists to trace a genetic connection between prehistoric livestock and goats living in Spain [...]
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