News Archaeology Ancient human DNA was extracted from a 20,000-year-old deer tooth pendant A new technique provides a nondestructive way to study the lives of Stone Age people Scientists recovered a Stone Age female’s DNA from this pierced deer tooth, which may have been worn as a pendant, using a new technique that doesn’t harm the artifact. © Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Bruce Bower May 3, 2023 at 11:00 am A new, nondestructive way to recover ancient DNA has shown its potential for illuminating Stone Age people’s lives.