Sentences with phrase «preserved human skeleton»

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They furthermore found that the M. leprae DNA was far better preserved compared to the human DNA, which may explain this unusually high amounts of bacterial DNA in these skeleton samples.

It has been so well preserved by the sandy seabed that weevils sit in the grain stores, human skeletons lie undisturbed in their graves, and a mysterious stone circle still stands as it was first erected.

A new analysis of a well - preserved skeleton of a Neandertal child reveals that the ancient human species may have had an extended period of brain growth compared to modern humans.

The near - complete human skeleton, with an intact cranium and preserved DNA, was found along with other extinct fauna by a team of scientific divers led by Alberto Nava Blank from Proyecto de Espeleologia de Tulum (PET) in the Sac Actun cave system located off the eastern Yucatan Peninsula in 2007.

That same study linked milk proteins preserved in the calculus of other ancient human skeletons to specific animals — providing a peek into long - ago lifestyles.

These are the smallest bones in the human body and are often not preserved in archaeological skeletons, but it was possible to extract 3D virtual models of the bones for analysis.

A forty percent complete skeleton, many of her large bones had been preserved through fossilization and from these, and in particular the femur (thigh bone) and pelvis, we know she stood upright and moved about on two legs and it was claimed she walked in the same manner as humans today: a straight legged stride, knees extended, posture upright.