The Zlatý kůň woman is the fossil of an ancient woman, an Early European modern human, dated to around 43,000 years ago. She was discovered in the Koněprusy Caves in the Czech Republic in 1950.

Jul 31, 2023 · Researchers named her the Zlatý kůň woman, or "golden horse" in Czech, in a nod to a hill above the cave system.

Apr 7, 2021 · All skeletal elements were found to originate from one adult female individual called Zlatý kůň (Golden Horse) after the hill on top of the cave system. Archaeological investigations ascribed the...

Aug 2, 2023 · Affectionately known as "Zlatý kůň" or "Golden Horse," (named so after the mountain in which the discovery was made) she was one of the earliest Homo sapiens to settle in Eurasia after the exodus of the human species from Africa. Her genome contains around three percent Neanderthal ancestry.

Aug 3, 2023 · Originally believed to be two separate individuals due to a split skull, later genetic analysis proved that she was a single woman who lived 45,000 years ago. This astonishing …

Apr 8, 2021 · Skull of a modern human from Zlaty kun. (Marek Jantač) Genetic sequencing of human remains dating back 45,000 years has revealed a previously unknown migration into Europe and showed intermixing with Neanderthals in that period was more common than previously thought.

Aug 2, 2023 · An international team of academics from Brazil, Australia and Italy used genetic information from a woman's skull named Zlaty kun (golden horse in Czech), which they unearthed at a site near...

Dec 12, 2024 · Photograph of the Zlatý kůň skull. The mixing likely occurred between 45,000 and 49,000 years ago -- meaning the two genetically distinct groups overlapped on the European continent for at least 5,000 years, according to the paper.

Apr 8, 2021 · Now, a team of researchers, led by Cosimo Posth from the University of Tübingen in Germany, analysed the DNA of an ancient skull belonging to a female individual called Zlatý kůň and found that she...

Aug 4, 2023 · Unearthed from a Czechian cave system in 1950, this enigmatic woman lived approximately 45,000 years ago. Recent advancements in genomic sequencing have revealed intriguing details about her past and her genetic connections to Neanderthals.