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Scientists discover oldest known human viruses in 50,000-year-old Neanderthal remains
(archaeologymag.com)
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L'archéologie est une discipline scientifique dont l'objectif est d'étudier l'être humain à travers l'ensemble des vestiges matériels (artéfacts et faits archéologiques) ayant subsisté au cours des siècles. (wikipedia)
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Bannière: "Chaudron de Gundestrup", Ier siècle av., Danemark
Their search targeted remnants of three types of DNA viruses: adenovirus, herpesvirus, and papillomavirus. Astonishingly, traces of all three viruses were found, marking them as the oldest human viruses ever discovered, surpassing even those previously identified in 31,600-year-old Homo sapiens remains.
This discovery suggests that Neanderthals may have been afflicted with the same viruses that affect modern humans today.