{"id":2008903,"date":"2026-06-24T18:50:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2008903"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:50:53","slug":"scientists-find-human-dna-over-2000-years-old-in-caves-in-spain-and-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2008903","title":{"rendered":"Scientists find human DNA over 2,000 years old in caves in Spain and Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/23\/34\/1200x675_cmsv2_d64d8313-5383-5099-a6dd-d35129eeb399-9812334.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2904584-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2904584\" data-cid=\"9811841\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904584-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/18\/41\/189x106_cmsv2_96ca6263-ddc0-5644-ba61-45865802dd95-9811841.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Catholic devotees covered in mud and banana leaves take part in the Mud People festival in Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, on June 24, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Catholics walk barefoot in mud ritual\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904519-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2904519\" data-cid=\"9811521\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904519-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/15\/21\/189x106_cmsv2_8be39168-6cae-574f-891b-79a6126d2ae9-9811521.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MEPs Sander Smit and Barry Andrews in The Ring \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    The Ring<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Will the UK rejoin the European Union? 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o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Culture<\/p>\n<p>                          Culture news<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Scientists find human DNA over 2,000 years old in caves in Spain and Portugal<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/23\/34\/1536x864_cmsv2_d64d8313-5383-5099-a6dd-d35129eeb399-9812334.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Maltravieso Caves\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Maltravieso Caves<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Maltravieso Cave Visitor Centre<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Maltravieso Cave Visitor Centre\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspEscarlata S\u00e1nchez\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1782327053\">\n         Published 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loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        A research team based in C\u00e1ceres has found human DNA more than 2,000 years old on cave walls in Spain and Portugal, a discovery that could transform the study of prehistory.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--culture js-article-content\">\n<p>A research project coordinated from C\u00e1ceres has succeeded in <strong>recovering human DNA more than 2,000 years old<\/strong> in caves in <strong>Spain and Portugal<\/strong>, a breakthrough that opens up new possibilities for reconstructing the history of prehistoric populations.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Led by <strong>Hip\u00f3lito Collado<\/strong> and carried out with the participation of teams from Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Germany and China, the study shows that <strong>rock surfaces<\/strong> are capable of preserving <strong>traces of human genetic material<\/strong> over thousands of years.<\/p>\n<p>The paper, published in the journal &#8216;Nature Communications&#8217;, forms part of the First Art project, which grew out of research into the <strong>rock art in the Maltravieso cave in C\u00e1ceres<\/strong>, where some of the oldest paintings in Europe have been identified.<\/p>\n<p>Regional broadcaster &#8216;Canal Extremadura&#8217; has shared a video on X of the project in the Maltravieso cave &#8220;which shows the preservation of DNA in rock art and opens up new scientific avenues&#8221;: <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Genetic material on rock-art surfaces<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Building on that experience, the project expanded its geographical and scientific scope with the aim of dating the oldest artistic expressions on the Iberian Peninsula and analysing their chemical composition.<\/p>\n<p>In collaboration with researchers from Germany&#8217;s <strong>Max Planck Institute<\/strong> for Evolutionary Anthropology, the team also incorporated the study of ancient DNA into its work.<\/p>\n<p>The research therefore explores the possibility of <strong>recovering genetic material directly from rock-art surfaces<\/strong>, a source that until now had never been tapped, as opposed to the substrates traditionally used, such as bones, sediments or bone tools.<\/p>\n<p>The study analysed <strong>24 rock-art panels from eleven caves in Spain and Portugal<\/strong> using advanced genetic extraction and sequencing techniques. The scientists found ancient human DNA not only on a pigment-covered surface in Portugal&#8217;s Escoural cave, but also in unpainted areas of that site and of the Covar\u00f3n cave in Asturias.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Genuine &#8220;biological archives&#8221; of past human activity<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This is the first evidence that cave walls can <strong>preserve human DNA for thousands of years<\/strong>, a discovery that opens up new possibilities for studying how prehistoric populations occupied and used these spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The human DNA recovered is at least 2,000 years old, demonstrating the ability of these surfaces to retain biological traces over long periods of time and opening up a <strong>new avenue of research in the field of archaeogenetics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Of the samples analysed, three came from women, one from a man and another could not be assigned to either sex with certainty.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers argue that cave walls could act as genuine &#8220;biological archives&#8221; 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researchers from Germany&#8217;s Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, the team also incorporated the study of ancient DNA into its work.The research therefore explores the possibility of recovering genetic material directly from rock-art surfaces, a source that until now had never been tapped, as opposed to the substrates traditionally used, such as bones, sediments or bone tools.The study analysed 24 rock-art panels from eleven caves in Spain and Portugal using advanced genetic extraction and sequencing techniques. 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