Researchers Identify Owner of Ancient Siberian Jewelry

2023-05-15

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  • A new way of pulling DNA from soft materials such as bones, teeth and tusks makes it easier for scientists to find out about objects made by ancient people.
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  • As a result, researchers are working to learn about those who made and wore objects taken from a cave in what is now far eastern Russia.
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  • Elena Essel is with the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany.
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  • She is the lead writer of a study recently published in the journal Nature.
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  • She and her team say they now know a lot about jewelry made 20,000 years ago -- and who wore it.
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  • Essel is a molecular biologist. She called the old items, such as an animal's tooth with a hole punched through it, "extremely fascinating."
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  • The scientists say a Stone Age woman wore the pendant.
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  • The piece of jewelry was carefully recovered from the Denisova Cave in Siberia.
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  • The new way of looking at DNA permits researchers to link one item, such as a piece of jewelry, to one person.
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  • The researchers only know very basic things about the person beyond their DNA.
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  • The DNA comes from sweat, bodily fluids or skin cells.
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  • They study the DNA at a lab in Leipzig, Germany.
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  • Scientists place the item into a liquid that "washes" out the DNA.
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  • They can then look at the liquid and find out about the people who once held the item.
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  • In this case, they say the pendant belonged to a woman who lived between 19,000 and 25,000 years ago.
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  • They could not say if the woman made it or only wore it.
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  • Essel said the new DNA science permits her to "travel back and have a glance into these people's lives."
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  • Essel said holding the item in her hand transported her back in time and she could imagine the person who made it.
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  • She thought of a lot of questions, such as: "Who was the person who made it? Was this tool passed down from one generation to the next, from a mother to a daughter or from a father to a son?"
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  • Essel added, "That we can start addressing these questions using genetic tools is still absolutely incredible to me."
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  • I'm Dan Friedell.
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  • A new way of pulling DNA from soft materials such as bones, teeth and tusks makes it easier for scientists to find out about objects made by ancient people.
  • 2
  • As a result, researchers are working to learn about those who made and wore objects taken from a cave in what is now far eastern Russia.
  • 3
  • Elena Essel is with the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany. She is the lead writer of a study recently published in the journal Nature. She and her team say they now know a lot about jewelry made 20,000 years ago -- and who wore it.
  • 4
  • Essel is a molecular biologist. She called the old items, such as an animal's tooth with a hole punched through it, "extremely fascinating."
  • 5
  • The scientists say a Stone Age woman wore the pendant. The piece of jewelry was carefully recovered from the Denisova Cave in Siberia.
  • 6
  • The new way of looking at DNA permits researchers to link one item, such as a piece of jewelry, to one person. The researchers only know very basic things about the person beyond their DNA. The DNA comes from sweat, bodily fluids or skin cells.
  • 7
  • They study the DNA at a lab in Leipzig, Germany. Scientists place the item into a liquid that "washes" out the DNA. They can then look at the liquid and find out about the people who once held the item.
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  • In this case, they say the pendant belonged to a woman who lived between 19,000 and 25,000 years ago. They could not say if the woman made it or only wore it.
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  • Essel said the new DNA science permits her to "travel back and have a glance into these people's lives."
  • 10
  • Essel said holding the item in her hand transported her back in time and she could imagine the person who made it.
  • 11
  • She thought of a lot of questions, such as: "Who was the person who made it? Was this tool passed down from one generation to the next, from a mother to a daughter or from a father to a son?"
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  • Essel added, "That we can start addressing these questions using genetic tools is still absolutely incredible to me."
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  • I'm Dan Friedell.
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  • Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by Reuters.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • journal -n. a magazine that reports items of special interest to small group of people
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  • jewelry -n. decorative objects people wear on their body
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  • fascinating -adj. very interesting
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  • pendant -n. a piece of jewelry worn around the neck
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  • glance -v. to look quickly at something
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  • incredible -adj. hard to believe
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