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“We determine the sequence of amino acids inside protein remnants from Homo antecessor tooth enamel using state-of-the-art mass spectrometry,” Olsen continued. The ancient protein sequences we ‘read’ can then be compared to those of other hominins, such as Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, to see how genetically similar they are.”
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It Was Able To Determine Where They Fit
As a result, palaeoproteomics was able to determine where Homo antecessor fit into the evolutionary tree of early humans all the way up to the present day. “Ancient protein analysis gives evidence for a close relationship between Homo antecessor, us [Homo sapiens], Neanderthals, and Denisovans,” study co-author and post-doctoral research fellow Frido Welker told Science Daily.
It Was Able To Determine Where They Fit
