Altamura Man was discovered in a cave in 128,000 to 187,000 years old in southern Italy . Skeleton 's calcium formations suggest it is 1993 . Scientists have successful extracted DNA and are trying to sequence it . They say DNA might reveal new details about the evolution of hominids .
Altamura Man was discovered in a cave in 1993 in southern Italy . Skeleton 's calcium formations suggest it is 128,000 to 187,000 years old . Scientists have successful extracted DNA and are trying to sequence it . They say DNA might reveal new details about the evolution of hominids .