Scientists Were Studying This Ancient DNA When They Discovered A Girl Whose Parents Were Two Different Species

Interbreeding Species

However, the teenager’s bone, dubbed Denny, isn’t the only piece of evidence that supports this theory. Up until 2018, scientists have only studied the genetics of a tiny number of ancient humans – 23, to be exact. Despite this, at least two specimens in this small sample exhibited evidence of interbreeding between species.

Interbreeding Species

The Oase 1

Take, for example, the person known as Oase 1. This Homo sapiens individual, identified by their lower jaw, is thought to have walked the world some 37,000 years ago. Despite their recent arrival on the human family tree, they were discovered to have Neanderthal DNA.

The Oase 1