Mitochondrial DNA from Borsuka Cave

Six infant human teeth and 112 animal tooth pendants previously found at Borsuka Cave in Poland were thought to be from a burial. Uncertainties around the dating of the assemblage and the association between the teeth and pendants have precluded their association to a specific archaeological industry. In this study, we combined dating and genetic analyses of a selection of the human teeth and herbivore tooth pendants to address these questions. We confirmed the Palaeolithic origin of the human remains and herbivore tooth pendants and identified the infant as female.Â