6,300-year-old 'gum' yields DNA clues to Neolithic life
A University of Copenhagen team analysed thirty tar lumps from nine Alpine lake settlements, detecting male DNA on tool adhesives and female DNA on pottery repairs.
6,300-year-old 'gum' yields DNA clues to Neolithic life.(photo credit: White et al., Proc. R. Soc. B, 2025)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF