D17's genome reveals gene flow from Denisovans and (very) early modern humans, and falls within the Eastern Neanderthal lineage.
Eastern and Western Neanderthal lineages split ~150,000 years ago, and evolved separately for a long time.
D17 lived in small group of <50 individuals.
The result? 3/4
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Exciting new analysis of MSA shell bead evidence from El Mnasra North Africa: large assemblage likely >100 Ka, inc pigment residue and wear from ?thread, but other wear suggests diverse uses.
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🧪🏺🦣 New paper on Amud 7 #Neanderthal baby, finding accelerated growth and development
(Amud 7 is the one with the intriguing deer upper jaw on its pelvis, a rare apparent object placed with the dead)
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by Nelly P. Abboud On April 1, 2026, in the context of Israel’s illegal invasion of Lebanon and criminal targeting of the country’s civilian populations and heritage sites, the UNESCO c…
D17 is an ~110,000-year-old Neanderthal male. His full genome was sequenced by our colleagues(@mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social & @massilanilab.bsky.social) at 37× coverage using a *single* library with ~70% endogenous DNA!
This must make him the best genetically preserved Neanderthal to date! 2/4
A few years ago, using palaeoproteomics, we identified a tiny hominin bone from Denisova Cave and named it Denisova 17 (D17).
A rather unremarkable sliver.
At the time, I wondered, could it be Denny’s sibling (the Neanderthal/Denisovan hybrid we had just reported)?
Well, turns out: no. 🧵1/4
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Eastern Neanderthals who lived ~120,000 years ago and Western Neanderthals ~60,000 years ago were as genetically differentiated as the most divergent modern human populations today.
A lot from one “unremarkable” bone!
Here's the full publication:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas... 4/4
