Britain's oldest human DNA reveals who migrated to the country BC

First genetic evidence from Paleolithic humans, according to new research

in Great Britain it is the oldesthuman DNA obtained in the British Isles. Scientists have also discovered traces of two separate groups that migrated to Britain at the end of the last ice age.

Research by the UCL Institute of Archaeology, MuseumNatural History and the Francis Crick Institute showed for the first time that the recolonization of Britain consisted of at least two groups with different origins and cultures.

The remains for DNA analysis were taken from two places -Gough Caves in Somerset and Kendrick Caves in North Wales. Both samples belong to people who lived more than 13,500 years ago. it is remarkable that very few skeletons of this age exist in Britain, with only about 13 in six different locations.

Human remains from Kendrick's Cave (North Wales) are approximately 13,600 years old.
Photo: R. Stevens

Research that included radiocarbon datingDating and analysis, as well as DNA extraction and sequencing, have shown that it is possible to obtain useful genetic information from some of the oldest human skeletal material in the country.

DNA from Gough's Cave, about 15,000 years ago.belongs to a man whose ancestors migrated to northwestern Europe about 16,000 years ago. However, the man from Kendrick's Cave lived in a later period, about 13,500 years ago. Its ancestors migrated to Britain from the Middle East around 14,000 years ago.

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