New research suggests that markings on cave walls such as these ones from El Castillo in Spain may have been part of a graphic communication system from the Ice Age, long before writing was invented. Image: Dillon von Petzinger
DNA from what? Spit used in the paint?
Might work.
How about DNA from any human teeth found nearby?
“genetic testing can even pinpoint the artist’s gender and possibly lead to finding a living descendent”
If I found out I’m a descendent, I’m suing every government in Europe for pilfering my inheritance, using the stolen Nazi art cases as precedent. Ka-ching!
Earliest known version of Windows.
And what about Denisovan-Human hybrids or Denisovan-Neanderthal-Human hybrids? Its not an either or question - there are numerous combinations.