A 73,000-year-old red cross-hatch pattern was drawn on a flake of silicrete, which forms when sand and gravel cement together, and found in a cave in South Africa. A chewing gum spat out by an ancient human about 10,000 years ago has provided DNA evidence of the first ever humans who inhabited Scandinavia, according to a new study conducted at Stockholm University. Rare find: Human teeth used as jewellery in Turkey 8,500 years ago. A chewing gum chewed by an ancient human about 10,000 years ago has provided DNA evidence of the first ever humans who inhabited Scandinavia, according to a new study conducted at Stockholm University, reports Times Now. A piece of 10,000-year-old chewing gum was found. The Stone Age DNA has confirmed a theory that humans colonised the peninsula on two separate occasions. 4. An archaeology student has discovered a 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum. Chewing gum may seem like a modern habit but that's apparently not quite the case. Scientists have managed to sequence human DNA from chewing gum that is almost 10,000 years old. This Is 'Lola,' a 5,700-Year-Old Woman Whose Entire Life Is Revealed in Her 'Chewing Gum' : Read more Racipin said: It is known from genetics that early Europeans were dark skinned and dark haired. DNA from 10,000 year old chewing gum reveals the secrets of Stone Age Scandinavians. ... A 5,700-year-old piece of birch tar, used as chewing gum. 10,000-Year-Old Mastodon Tooth Found By Michigan Boy Is ‘Great Reminder’ Of North America’s Prehistoric Past By Philip Ross @ThisIsPRo 04/20/14 AT 1:47 PM Sarah Pickin, 23, found the lump of birch bark tar - complete with Neolithic tooth prints - while on a dig in Finland Turns Out You Can Learn a Lot from 10,000 Year-Old Chewing Gum Popular Mechanics | October 2019 CHEWING GUM IS A GRAND human tradition, as archaeologists have discovered. It contains the genome, ... this combination of traits was extremely common across Europe 5,000-10,000 years ago. Present day Huseby-Kiev in the western part of Sweden was occupied by people who made their living by hunting and fishing 10,000 … Read More. A 10,000-year-old piece of chewing gum is offering an insight into Scandinavia's first human settlers. What a 5,700-Year-Old Wad of Chewed Gum Reveals About Ancient People and Their Bacteria. The 10,000 year old gum is made from sticky Birch tree bark tar and can teach us a lot more about life in the Stone Age, such as when and where prehistoric people were migrating to. The chewing gum was discovered in an early Mesolithic hunter-fisher … ... And the mood was set by a 4.5-metre piece of ancient red gum in the centre of the room. A study from the journal Communications Biology shows that the first people to settle in Scandinavia over 10,000 years ago left traces of themselves behind in ancient gum—the oldest Scandinavian DNA on … Successful extraction of DNA from 10,000 years old chewing gum In the western part of the Scandinavian peninsula, there are ancient Scandinavian relics, believed to be more than 10,000 years old. This gum was used as glue to make tools – the chewing is believed to have helped make it more pliable and sticky. Written by Roneel Narayan on July 10, 2020 Chewing gum may seem like a modern habit but that’s apparently not quite the case. Gum chewing is apparently a much older habit than most people would guess. Ancient Human DNA in Scandinavia Was Found in 10,000-Year-Old “Chewing Gum” However, in the 1990s, Huseby Klev was excavated, and in that time, it was not possible to see if it was some ancient human DNA. People from Scandinavia, in Stone Age, used this kind of gum in order to glue tools. PHOTO: Craig Foster 4:06 "Mudlarks" Seek Buried Treasure. May 22, 2019. By Jay Bennett Scientists have recovered DNA that is nearly 10,000 years old from gum that was chewed by people in Scandinavia during the Mesolithic – or Stone Age – period. Dec 13, 2019. The lumps of 10,000-year-old chewing gum were unearthed from an archaeological site called Huseby-Klev, located on the west coast of Sweden. Following 10,000-Year-Old Footsteps. Earlier this year, nearly complete human genomes were sequenced from 10,000-year-old chewed birch pitch originally excavated 30 years ago at the site of Huseby Klev in Sweden. DNA found in 10,000-year-old ‘chewing gum’ sheds light on ancient Sweden 10,000-Year-Old Massacre Is the Earliest Example of Human Warfare Turns out humans have been wiping slightly different humans off the face of the earth for a long, long time. Human DNA extracted from lumps of 10,000-year-old chewing gum is helping to unravel early settlement patterns in Scandinavia. December 31, 2008 — 12.00am. Oldest Scandinavian Human DNA Found In 10,000-Year-Old Chewing Gum 16.5.2019 05:31:56 Daddyhood Science Humans have a long-standing tradition of chewing gum, which may not sound impressive, but is proving invaluable to modern archaeologists. Listen to learn why ancient people chewed birch pitch and how this very old piece of gum could inspire archaeologists to look in new places for clues to the past. 2019) The people who lived at Huseby-Kiev in western Sweden 10,000 … The chewing gum was discovered in an early Mesolithic hunter-fisher site called Huseby-Klev in the 1990s. Discovering old, used chewing gum is rarely a cause for celebration. But at 10,000 years old, this birch-based gum offers scientists a chance to study ancient hunter-gatherer societies. They have been noted in reconstructions of a 10,000-year-old … Save. Crafting hope and meaning from 10,000-year-old timber. Found in Huseby Klev, a Mesolithic site in western Sweden, these findings shed new light on both the region’s heritage and life in Scandinavia during the time. They have been noted in reconstructions of a 10,000-year-old British skeleton called the Cheddar Man, as well as other European hunter-gatherers. David Grossman. Three 10,000-year-old pieces of chewing gum have been found to contain the oldest examples of human DNA from Scandinavia. DNA from 5,700-year-old ‘gum’ shows what one ancient woman may have looked like Chewed birch pitch could be an overlooked source of ancient genetic material, researchers say It’s only recently, however, that they’ve had the tools to extract genomic data from what many call ancient chewing gum. December 18, 2019. Earlier this year, nearly complete human genomes were sequenced from 10,000-year-old chewed birch pitch originally excavated 30 years ago at the site of Huseby Klev in Sweden. 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