Germany: DNA Unlocks Ancient Links

German villagers share DNA with cavemen

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Local people in a small http://wvwnews.net/story.php?id=4800 of cavemen who lived in the area 3,000 years ago.

The http://wvwnews.net/story.php?id=4719, near the village of Nienstedt in 1994.

The bones of 40 people were shielded from the elements by calcium deposits that formed a protective skin around the skeletons.

All the remains turned out to be from the same family group who had a distinctive – and rare – DNA pattern.

When people in the local area were tested with saliva swabs, two nearby residents turned out to have the same distinctive genetic characteristic.Manfred Huchthausen, a 58-year-old teacher, and Uwe Lange, a 48-year-old surveyer, now believe they are even more local than either of them thought.

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2008-07-15