▁DNA ▁from ▁sed iments . ▁Her ▁doctor al ▁super visor ▁Sv ante ▁P ä ä bo ▁dec oded ▁the ▁Den is ovan ▁gene . ▁S lon ▁visited ▁the ▁Den is ova ▁C ave ▁during ▁a ▁sym pos ium , ▁where ▁over ▁one ▁thousand ▁b ones ▁are ▁exc av ated ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁As ▁her ▁first ▁project , ▁S lon ▁reported ▁the ▁DNA ▁from ▁the ▁to oth ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁Den is ova ▁individual ▁ever ▁found ▁on ▁earth . ▁She ▁also ▁co - led ▁a ▁team ▁that ▁found ▁Den is ovan ▁DNA ▁in ▁exc av ated ▁d irt ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁finding ▁rare ▁hom in in ▁b ones . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁S lon ▁and ▁her ▁colle agues ▁published ▁the ▁gen ome ▁of ▁Den ny , ▁a ▁hy brid ▁hom in in . ▁DNA ▁was ▁extracted ▁from ▁a ▁hom in in ▁b one ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁Middle ▁Ple ist oc ene ▁layer . ▁Using ▁gen etic ▁analysis ▁and ▁radi oc ar bon ▁d ating , ▁the ▁hom in in ▁was ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁girl ▁born ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁to ▁a ▁Ne ander th al ▁mother ▁and ▁a ▁Den is ovan ▁father . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁covered ▁in ▁BBC ▁News , ▁National ▁Geographic , ▁E ure k Alert !, ▁The ▁Atlantic ▁and ▁Arch ae ology ▁magazine . ▁ ▁S lon ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Nature ' s ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁References