The phrase "ancient humans" refers to people who lived a very long time ago in the past. They existed before our current time period and their ways of living were different from how we live now. Full definition
Today, technological advances allow scientists to read billions of letters from the genomes of ancient humans and other organisms, transforming our view of history and evolution. (discovermagazine.com)
Scientists have found ancient human DNA in caves, no bones or teeth required. (discovermagazine.com)
In the last eight years, the field of ancient DNA research has expanded from just one ancient human genome to more than 1,300. (sciencedaily.com)